minnesota game notes - at ohio state

SCHEDULE/RESULTSSEPTEMBER5 at Syracuse (ESPN2) W 23-20 OT12 Air Force (BTN) W 20-1319 No. 7/8 California (ESPN) L 35-2126 at Northwestern* (BTN) W 35-24

OCTOBER3 Wisconsin* (ESPN) L 31-2810 Purdue [HC]* (ESPN2) W 35-2017 at Penn State* (ABC) L 20-024 at Ohio State* Noon ET31 Michigan State* (BTN) 7 p.m. CT

NOVEMBER7 Illinois* TBA14 South Dakota State TBA21 at Iowa* TBA

All times local to site* - Big Ten Conference Game[HC] - Homecoming

GOPHER COACHESTIM BREWSTER (SL) Head CoachJEDD FISCH (SL) Offensive CoordinatorKEVIN COSGROVE (SL) Co-Defensive CoordinatorRONNIE LEE (SL) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive BacksJOHN BUTLER (SL) Special Teams Coordinator/LinebackersTIM CROSS (SL) Associate Head Coach/Defensive LineTIM DAVIS (SL) Running Game Coordinator/Offensive LineTHOMAS HAMMOCK (SL) Running BacksRICHARD HIGHTOWER (SL) Wide ReceiversDEREK LEWIS (PB) Tight Ends

Gameday Locations: SL - Sideline; PB - Press Box

WEEK 8 SCHEDULEMONDAY, OCTOBER 1910-11 a.m. ............................. Brewster available for out of town media TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2011:15 a.m. ................................................................... Media LuncheonNoon .......................................................Tim Brewster Press Conference12:30-12:45 p.m. ............................ Press Conference Player interviews12:40 p.m....................................Big Ten Teleconference (Tim Brewster)3-5:15 p.m. .................................Practice (players available following)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 213-5:15 p.m. ......................Practice (Coach, Players available following)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 223-5:15 p.m. .................................................... Practice (no availability)7 p.m.................................Tim Brewster Show (Joe Senser’s - Roseville)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23..................................................................... Travel day - no availability

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MINNESOTA at No. 17/18 OHIO STATEDate: Saturday, Oct. 24Time: 12:02 p.m. (ET)Site: Columbus, OhioStadium: Ohio StadiumSurface: FieldTurfCapacity: 102,329Series: Ohio State leads 41-7Last Meeting: Sept. 27, 2008Ohio State 34, Minnesota 21Columbus, Ohio

MINNESOTAGOLDEN GOPHERS4-3, 2-2 BIG TEN

OHIO STATEBUCKEYES5-2, 3-1 BIG TEN

BROADCAST INFORMATIONRadioTelevision Internet/Satellite

ESPNDave Pasch - Play-by-playBob Griese - AnalystChris Spielman - Analyst

Gopher Sports NetworkDave Lee - Play-by-playDave Mona - ColorDarrell Thompson - Analyst

www.GopherSports.comGold Zone Audio

Satellite RadioSirius 122, XM 196

TicketsTicket Office: Mariucci ArenaPhone: 1-800-UGOPHERWeb: www.gophersports.com

GOPHERS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK AT OHIO STATE SATURDAY

The Minnesota Golden Gophers, coming off a 20-0, shutout loss at Penn State, will play their second straight road game against a nationally-ranked opponent Saturday. Minnesota travels to Columbus, Ohio for a meeting with Ohio State University at Noon (ET) at Ohio Stadium.

Saturday’s matchup is the 49th in the series between Ohio State and Minnesota. The Buckeyes hold a 41-7 advantage in the all-time series, the most success any Big Ten opponent has had vs. Minnesota.

Ohio State is looking to bounce back from a tough loss as well. The Buckeyes lost for the first time in Big Ten play last weekend, on the road at Purdue.

ESPN will televise the game. Dave Pasch will call the play-by-play. Chris Spielman and Bob Griese will be in the booth as the analysts.

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 8 MINNESOTA at OHIO STATE

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MEDIA SERVICESMinnesota Athletic Communications516 15th Avenue S.E., Suite 244Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612.626.0299

Fax: 612.625.0359

Andy Seeley, Associate Director/Primary Football Contact e-mail: [email protected] mobile: 612.269.2706Garry Bowman, Director e-mail: [email protected]

ON THE INTERNETMinnesota’s athletics website, www.gophersports.com, provides the latest information on the Golden Gophers. All releases, game notes, results, statistics, box scores, schedules, rosters and coach and player information is available. Recaps and statistics are updated after each game.

WEEKLY RELEASEThe Minnesota Athletic Communications Office e-mails its weekly football release on Mondays. Fax versions of the update are sent by request only. The release is also available on the Internet at www.gophersports.com in both text and PDF formats. If you are interested in receiving the weekly release via e-mail, please contact Associate Athletic Communications Director Andy Seeley at [email protected] to be placed on the distribution list.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIESSundayHead coach Tim Brewster will conduct a media briefing each Sunday at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex.

TuesdayHead coach Tim Brewster hosts a regularly scheduled news conference on Tuesday of each week. Media luncheons and news conferences will be held in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex, beginning at 11:15 a.m. with lunch. Brewster will address the media beginning at 12 p.m. (Noon), with requested players available at 12:40 p.m. To request players for the weekly news conference, media should contact Andy Seeley with requests by noon each preceding Monday at 612.626.0299 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Practice schedules can change on a weekly basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field. Tuesday practices are open to the media for the first 30 minutes. Requested players will be made available to the media following Tuesday practices.

WednesdayPractice schedules can change on a weekly basis. Please contact Andy Seeley for practice times. Gopher practices will take place on Rod Wallace Field. Wednesday practices are open to the media for the first 30 minutes. Coach Brewster and requested players will be made available to the media following Wednesday practices.

ThursdayNo media availability.

FridayCoach Brewster and requested players are available for network television pregame production packages only.

SCOUTING MINNESOTAWith a 4-3 record, Minnesota is coming off a 20-0 loss at the hands of Penn State. Minnesota has trailed in all four of its victories. The Gophers were down in the fourth quarter in their first three victories and trailed 10-0 after one quarter in the win over Purdue.

Quarterback Adam Weber returns after taking nearly every snap for the past two-plus seasons. He set the Minnesota single-season records for passing yardage (2,895), TDs passing (24), completions (258) and attempts (449) in 2007. Earlier this season, he became the Gophers’ career completions leader and currently has a total of 619. Wide receiver Eric Decker set a Minnesota record for career receptions vs. Cal and currently has 216. Three weeks ago vs. Wisconsin, Decker became the Gophers’ career receiving yardage leader (current total is 3,092 yards). He was a Biletnikoff Award finalist and All-Big Ten in 2008.

Defensively, Minnesota is allowing 23.3 points per game. The Gophers rank No. 60 in the nation in scor-ing defense. The Gopher linebacking corps has had at least one double-digit tackler in each game this season. Nate Triplett, Lee Campbell and Simoni Lawrence are the starters at LB. Up front, Eric Small (17 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks, FF) leads the way. The secondary returns three starters -- CBs Marcus Sherels and Traye Simmons and safety Kyle Theret. Simmons notched his first interception of the season two weeks ago vs. Purdue.

SCOUTING OHIO STATEOhio State comes into this week’s game with a 5-2 over-all record and a 3-1 mark in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes are coming off one of the more shocking losses of the season. Ohio State fell to Purdue, which was 1-5 coming into the game, last week.

Ohio State is coached by legendary Jim Tressel, who is in his ninth season as the head coach in Columbus, Ohio. Tressel led Ohio State to the national championship in 2002. He coached four NCAA Division I-AA national championship teams at Youngstown State, as well.

Offensively, Ohio State has struggled a bit. The Buck-eyes are No. 91 in the nation in total offense, No. 101 in passing and No. 48 in passing. They are averaging 28.0 points per game, ranking No. 57. Defensively, Ohio State is very good. The Buckeyes rank No. 11 in the country in scoring defense (14.0), No. 16 in total defense (284.6), No. 9 against the run (87.9) and No. 37 against the pass (196.7).

Sept. 5 Navy W 31-27Sept. 12 USC L 18-15Sept. 19 Toledo W 38-0Sept. 26 Illinois* W 30-0Oct. 3 at Indiana* W 33-14Oct. 10 Wisconsin* W 31-13Oct. 17 at Purdue* L 26-18Oct. 24 Minnesota*Oct. 31 New Mexico StateNov. 7 at Penn State*Nov. 14 Iowa*Nov. 21 at Michigan*

BUCKEYES SCHEDULE

TALE OF THE TAPE (2009 Stats, Rankings)

MINNESOTA (4-3/2-2 Big Ten)Team Statistics UM OPPPoints/Game 23.1 23.3First Downs 102 146Rushing/Game 103.4 164.7Passing/Game 180.3 228.3Total Off./Gm 293.7 393.0Time of Poss. 26:43 33:17

Individual LeadersRushing Att Net Avg TD YPGBennett 66 292 4.4 5 41.7Eskridge 52 212 4.1 3 30.3

Passing C-A-I TD YPGWeber 106-190-9 6 189.3

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPGDecker 47 731 15.6 5 104.4Tow-Arnett 16 216 13.5 0 30.9

Defense U-A-TT TFL INTCampbell 45-32-77 8.5 1-32Triplett 44-27-71 4.0 2-25

OHIO STATE (5-2/3-1 Big Ten)Team Statistics OSU OPPPoints/Game 28.0 14.0First Downs 120 117Rushing/Game 157.0 87.9Passing/Game 174.0 196.7Total Off./Gm 331.0 284.6Time of Poss. 28:49 31:11

Individual LeadersRushing Att Net Avg TD YPGSaine 70 381 5.4 0 54.4Pryor 86 367 4.3 4 52.4

Passing C-A-I TD YPGPryor 89-159-8 10 167.0

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD YPGPosey 30 355 11.8 4 50.7Sanzebacher 16 326 20.4 4 46.6

Defense U-A-TT TFL INTRolle 22-39-61 3.0 1-39Homan 30-21-51 4.0 1-3

NCAA TEAM RANKINGSCategory UM OSURush Off. 105 (103.4) 48 (157.0)Pass Off. 88 (190.3) 101 (174.0)Pass Eff. 92 (116.02) 68 (126.42)Tot. Off. 114 (293.7) 91 (331.0)Scor. Off. 90 (23.1) 57 (28.0)Rush Def. 87 (164.7) 9 (87.9)Pass Def. 77 (228.3) 37 (196.7)Pass Eff. D 68 (128.75) 68 (126.42)Tot. Def. 92 (393.0) 16 (284.6)Scor. Def. 60 (23.3) 11 (14.0)Net Punt 6 (40.76) 18 (38.4)Punt Ret. 6 (19.0) 105 (4.11)KO Ret. 17 (25.8) 14 (26.0)TO Marg. T-67 (-0.14) T-46 (+0.43)Sacks 70 (1.7) T-25 (2.71)Sacks All. 80 (2.3) 60 (1.86)Tack/Loss T-61 (5.86) 52 (6.1)


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QUICK HITTERS

LAST TIME OUT

u Minnesota ranks No. 6 in the nation in punt return average, going for 19.0 yards per return. However, the Gophers have only returned three punts in seven games this seasonu The Gophers are No. 6 in the nation in net punting, averaging 40.76 yards of field position per punt.u Minnesota ranks 17th in the nation in kickoff returns, averaging almost 26 yards per kick return. u Minnesota had its lowest offensive output of the season last week, tallying just 138 yards vs. Penn State. That’s the lowest offensive output since putting up 134 vs. Iowa in the 2008 regular-season finale.u Despite being 87th in rushing defense, 77th in passing defense and 92nd in total defense, the Gophers have found a way to allow just 23.3 points per game to rank No. 60 in scoring defense.u Minnesota has come from behind in all four of its victories this season.

(Oct. 17, 2009) -- On the road to face No. 14 Penn State, Minnesota watched as the hosts set the tone early, controlling the first half of play, before cruising to the 20-0 victory.

The Nittany Lions out-gained the Golden Gophers 464-to-138 which included a 177-to-37 discrepancy on the ground. Penn State scored on drives of 32, 70, 91, and 85 yards respectively. Conversely, they forced Minnesota into five drives that resulted in less than 10 yards.

Penn State used a ball control offense that held the ball for over two-thirds of the game, totaling 41:59 which allowed just 18:01 of possession for Minnesota. In the second and third quarters combined, which saw the Lions score 17 combined points, the Gophers held the ball for less than seven total minutes.

The Gopher defense did their best to slow the Lions, making the hosts earn their yardage. Lee Campbell was at the head of the charge, collecting a game-high 13 tackles, including two tackles for a loss. Kim Royston added 11 stops and Nate Triplett tacked on 10 to aid the effort.

Evan Royster racked up 137 yards on the ground and PSU QB Daryll Clark was 21-of-32 for 287.

THE OHIO STATE SERIES

LAST TIME VS. OHIO STATE

Saturday’s game will be the 49th gridiron meeting between the University of Minnesota and Ohio State University. Ohio State leads the series 41-7.

The Gophers and Buckeyes will be meeting in Columbus, Ohio for the second straight season, due to a Big Ten Conference scheduling quirk. The Buckeyes won 34-21 at Ohio Stadium last season. Ohio State has won the last six and 22 of the last 23.

(Sept. 27, 2008 - Minneapolis) -- Minnesota stayed competitive with three-time defending Big Ten champion Ohio State, but untimely turnovers led to a 34-21 loss to the No. 14 Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium.

Ohio State rushed for 279 yards in the game, including 106 yards on 14 carries from Chris “Beanie” Wells. Minnesota’s DeLeon Eskridge rushed for 76 yards on 18 carries, while Adam Weber was 23-for-36 passing for 187 yards. Eskridge also had a team-high eight catches for 55 yards.

The Buckeyes got the scoring started quickly with a 33-yard TD scamper by quarterback Terrelle Pryor. On Ohio State’s second possession, sophomore defensive tackle Eric Small forced the game’s first turnover. But Minnesota had to settle for a 33-yard field goal by Joel Monroe and trailed 7-3 after one quarter.

Then came the Minnesota turnovers. Trailing 10-3, Minnesota was driving in Buckeye territory when Weber tossed an interception. The Buckeyes again had to settle for a field goal and led 13-3. With under three minutes to play in the half, a questionable call changed the game’s momentum. A questionable fumble at the Minnesota 35 led to a Buckeye touchdown and a 20-3 Ohio State lead at halftime.

USA TODAYTOP 25 - WEEK 8Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Florida (49) 6-0 1464 2. Alabama (9) 7-0 1398 3. Texas (1) 6-0 1386 4. USC 5-1 1237 5. Boise State 6-0 1153 6. Cincinnati 6-0 1104 7. TCU 6-0 1069 8. Iowa 7-0 1037 9. Miami (Fla.) 5-1 998 10. LSU 5-1 995 11. Penn State 6-1 894 12. Oklahoma State 5-1 795 13. Georgia Tech 6-1 779 14. Oregon 5-1 769 15. Virginia Tech 5-2 672 16. BYU 6-1 577 17. Ohio State 5-2 481 17. Houston 5-1 421 19. Pittsburgh 6-1 328 20. Utah 5-1 300 21. Kansas 5-1 222 22. West Virginia 5-1 188 23. South Carolina 5-2 142 24. Texas Tech 5-2 132 25. Mississippi 4-2 114

Others Receiving Votes:Oklahoma 113, South Florida 104, Nebraska 84, CENTRL MICHIGAN 34, Notre Dame 31, Boston College 26, Wisconsin 26, Arkansas 19, Michi-gan 13, Georgia 12, Missouri 11, Oregon State 10, Idaho 8, Auburn 8, California 7, Arizona 7, Michigan State 5, North Carolina 1, Rutgers 1.

ASSOCIATED PRESSTOP 25 - WEEK 8Team (1st-Place Votes) Record Points 1. Alabama (39) 7-0 1447 2. Florida (20) 6-0 1434 3. Texas 6-0 1365 4. USC 5-1 1213 5. Cincinnati 6-0 1163 6. Boise State 6-0 1156 7. Iowa 7-0 1092 8. Miami (Fla.) 5-1 1056 9. LSU 5-1 1014 10. TCU 6-0 1001 11. Georgia Tech 6-1 861 12. Oregon 5-1 849 13. Penn State 6-1 753 14. Oklahoma State 5-1 690 15. Virginia Tech 5-2 684 16. BYU 6-1 601 17. Houston 5-1 478 18. Ohio State 5-2 373 19. Utah 5-1 350 20. Pittsburgh 6-1 330 21. Texas Tech 5-2 286 22. West Virginia 5-1 205 23. South Carolina 5-2 159 24. Kansas 5-1 120 25. Oklahoma 3-3 117

Others Receiving Votes:Notre Dame 61, Mississippi 59, South Florida 57, Nebraska 52, Michigan 41, CENTRL MICHIGAN 39, Arizona 25, California 9, Arkansas 8, Oregon State 5, Missouri 4, Navy 4, Wisconsin 4, Idaho 4, Auburn 3, Boston College 3.



2009 BIG TEN FOOTBALL2009 BIG TEN STANDINGSTeam Big Ten OverallIowa 3-0 7-0Ohio State 3-1 5-2Michigan State 3-1 4-3Penn State 2-1 6-1Wisconsin 2-2 5-2Minnesota 2-2 4-3Michigan 1-2 5-2Northwestern 1-2 4-3Indiana 1-2 4-3Purdue 1-2 2-5Illinois 0-4 1-5

LAST WEEK’S RESULTSSaturday, October 17Indiana 27, Illinois 14Michigan 63, Delaware State 6Michigan State 24, Northwestern 14Penn State 20, Minnesota 0Purdue 26, Ohio State 18Iowa 20, Wisconsin 10

THIS WEEK’S GAMESSaturday, October 24Indiana at Northwestern, 11 a.m.Illinois at Purdue, 11 a.m.Minnesota at Ohio State, 11 a.m.Penn State at Michigan, 2:30 p.m. Iowa at Michigan State, 6 p.m.

BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT INFORMATIONScott Chipman - primary contactAssistant Commissioner for [email protected]: 847.696.1010 ext. 141Cell: 630.936.6005

LaTonya Sadler - secondary contactAssociate Director of [email protected]: 847.696.1010 ext. 143Cell: 434.770.2004

Website: www.bigten.org

WEEKLY BIG TEN TELECONFERENCEThe weekly Big Ten coaches teleconference call will take place every Tuesday throughout the season beginning at 11 a.m. CST. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes to preview their upcoming game. Coach Brewster is scheduled from 12:40 to 12:50 p.m. Media should contact the Big Ten at (847) 696-1010 for call-in information.

All times listed are Central.

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The Big Ten Conference is an 11-member NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and Bowl Championship Series league.

The Gophers hold a 332-354-28 record against current and former members of the Big Ten Conference. Minnesota holds a winning record against six of the other 10 current members of the conference. The Gophers have had their most success against Northwestern (50-30-5). Minnesota has struggled the most with Ohio State (7-41-0).

This season, Minnesota has Northwestern, Wisconsin, Purdue, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois and Iowa on the slate. The Gophers will not face Michigan or Indiana in the 2009 Big Ten Conference schedule

The Big Ten was founded in 1896. Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 championships, 12 for men and 13 for women.

vs. Illinois 32-27-3vs. Indiana 37-26-3vs. Iowa 59-41-2vs. Michigan 24-70-3vs. Michigan State 16-25-0vs. Northwestern 50-30-5vs. Ohio State 7-41-0vs. Penn State 4-7-0vs. Purdue 33-30-3vs. Wisconsin 59-52-8

GOPHERS vs. BIG TEN

GOPHER HEAD COACH TIM BREWSTERIn two short years as the head football coach at the University of Minnesota, Tim Brewster has taken some big steps toward getting Golden Gopher program back to its rightful place in the world of college football.

Brewster has used his boundless energy to bring in two highly-regarded recruiting classes. On the field, the Gophers returned to postseason play in 2008. In 2008, Brewster’s squad raced out to a 7-1 record to open the season. The Gophers were ranked No. 17 in the BCS at the end of October. Minnesota took part in the 2008 Insight Bowl, as Brewster led the Gophers to one of year’s biggest turnarounds.

A renewed emphasis on recruiting may be the most visible phase of Brewster’s plan. That was proven out in February of each of the past two seasons. Brewster and his staff signed a consensus top-25 recruiting class that some experts even rated among the nation’s top 15 in 2008. Brewster and his staff followed that up with a 2009 class that ranked in the top third of the nation.

But recruiting is just one building block of a blueprint Brewster developed while helping Mack Brown turn North Carolina into a national power and rebuild Texas into one of the country’s elite programs.

Brewster came to Minnesota after spending the previous five years as an assistant coach in the National Football League, including the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the tight ends coach of the Denver Broncos. In addition to his productivity as a college recruiter, Brewster has also built a strong reputation for developing players during his 23-year coaching career.

Last season, wide receiver Eric Decker and defensive end Willie VanDeSteeg both earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. Decker set a Minnesota record for receptions in a season for the second consecutive year and became just the third Gopher wideout to record a 1,000-yard receiving season. VanDeSteeg finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in tackles for loss and finished No. 4 all-time in sacks.

It marked the first time the Gophers had multiple first-team All-Big Ten selections since 2005. VanDeSteeg’s honor was also the first time a Minnesota defender had been voted to the first team since 2004. In his first season at Minnesota, Brewster mentored then-freshman quarterback Adam Weber, who broke nearly all of the Gophers’ single-season passing and total offense records in 2007. Weber contin-ued to improve in his sophomore campaign and was a 2008 second-team All-Big Ten selection.

In all, Minnesota had six athletes earn all-conference accolades in 2008, the most since the Gophers had a half-dozen on the 2005 All-Big Ten squad.



AYE, CAPTAIN!

NOTHIN’ BUT NET

The Golden Gophers elected six captains prior to the 2009 season. Seniors Garrett Brown, Lee Campbell, Eric Decker, Simoni Lawrence and Eric Small join junior Adam Weber with that distinction this season.

Weber was the first sophomore ever to serve as a team captain at the University of Minnesota last season and is now a two-time captain. Decker is also a two-time team captain.

The Gophers have only had 13 players ever earn the distinction of captain twice in their career. Weber would be the first-ever three-year Gopher captain should he be voted as such next season.

Through the first seven games of the 2009 season, Minnesota’s net punting average (punt yardage-minus return yards/touchbacks) ranks No. 6 in the nation. The Gophers’ net punting average is 40.76 yards per punt. The Gophers have punted 34 times with eight punts of 50-plus yards, 12 fair catches and 10 punts downed inside the 20-yard line. Opponents are averaging just 3.5 yards per return against the Minnesota punt coverage team and have only returned 13 of the 34 Gopher punts.

RETURN TO SENDERThe return game was a definite strength for the Gophers in 2008. Minnesota was the No. 2 team in the Big Ten and ranked No. 15 in the nation in average kickoff return yards. The Gophers averaged 24.04 yards per kickoff return last season. The longest kickoff return last season was turned in by Troy Stoud-ermire, who went 60 yards at the Insight Bowl vs. Kansas.

The Gophers nearly doubled their punt-return average in 2008, averaging 9.94 yards per return. Min-nesota ranked No. 5 in the Big Ten and No. 46 in the nation in punt returns.

Halfway through the 2009 season, the Gophers have continued to improve in the return game. Minnesota ranks No. 6 in the country with an average punt return of 19.0 yards, but they’ve only returned three punts all season. The Gophers are averaging 25.8 yards per kickoff return, which ranks No. 17 in the nation and No. 2 in the conference. Minnesota has seen 13 of its 29 kickoff returns go back for 25 yards or more.

BENDING, NOT BREAKINGThe University of Minnesota defense has been a bend-but-don’t-break unit in 2009. The Gophers are allowing 293.7 yards of total offense per game, which ranks 114th out of 120 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams.

The Gophers’ rushing defense ranks 87th, giving up 164.7 yards per contest. The pass defense is No. 77, allowing 228.3 yards an outing. But the Gophers have stiffened up when it counts.

Minnesota is allowing just 23.3 points per game to rank No. 60 in the nation in scoring defense.

RUSH HOURMinnesota’s 207 yards rushing vs. Purdue two weeks ago were a season-high output on the ground. It was the first time the Golden Gophers have gone over the 200-yard mark since Sept. 20, 2008 when they ran for 206 vs. Florida Atlantic.

The last time Minnesota rushed for 200 yards or more vs. a Big Ten team was Oct. 13, 2007 when they rushed for 239 in a 49-48, double-overtime loss to Northwestern.

On the flip side, last week’s total of 37 rushing yards at Penn State was a season-low and the fewest rushing yards since going for just 34 yards in the regular-season finale against Iowa in 2008.

GOPHERS’ RECORD... Overall 4-3Big Ten 2-2Non-conference 2-1Home 2-2Away 2-1Neutral 0-0Current overall streak Lost 1Current home streak Won 1Current road streak Lost 1Current neutral site streak Lost 2Current bowl streak Lost 2Last win 35-20, vs. Purdue (10/10/09)Last loss 20-0, at Penn State (10/10/09)Day game 3-3Night game 1-0TV game 2-1 ABC 1-0 ESPN 0-2 ESPN2 2-0 Big Ten Network 2-0September 3-1October 1-2November 0-0December 0-0January 0-0vs. Top-25 teams 0-2vs. non-ranked teams 4-1vs. FCS 0-0On artificial turf 3-2On natural grass 1-1Indoors 1-0Outdoors 3-3Scoring first 3-0Opponent scores first 1-3Leading after 1st quarter 3-1Behind after 1st quarter 1-2Tied after 1st quarter 0-0Leading at halftime 2-1Behind at halftime 1-2Tied at halftime 1-0Leading after 3rd quarter 1-0Behind after 3rd quarter 3-2Tied after 3rd quarter 0-1Overtime 1-0Scoring 0-14 points 0-1Scoring 15-28 points 2-1Scoring 28+ points 2-1Allowing 0-14 points 1-0Allowing 15-28 points 3-1Allowing 28+ points 0-2With 100-yd rusher 0-0Allow 100-yard rusher 0-3With 300-yd passer 0-0Allow 300-yard passer 1-0Outgain opponent 1-0Total offense 300+ yards 3-1Allow 300+ yards total offense 3-2Total offense 400+ yards 0-0Allow 400+ yards total offense 1-3No turnovers 0-0Less than three turnovers 4-1Three or more turnovers 0-2No takeaways 0-1Three or more takeaways 2-0Commit fewer turnovers 2-0Equal turnovers 2-1Commit more turnovers 0-2Control time of possession 1-0Opponent controls time of possession 3-3Games decided by 1-10 points 2-1Games decided by 11-20 points 2-2Games decided by more than 20 points 0-0



WEBER GRILLS UP RECORDS

QUARTERBACK NOTEBOOK

PURPLE HOESE

RUNNING BACK NOTEBOOK

MORE RECORDS FOR DECKER

u Gopher quarterback Adam Weber continues to re-write the Minnesota record book. In Week 2, he set the Minnesota record for career completions (his total is now 619). The previous record of 539 comple-tions was held by Cory Sauter (1994-97). He also set the Gopher career record for passing attempts this season (his total is now 1,049). Weber set single-season records for passing yards (2,985), completions (258), attempts (449), touchdown passes (24) and total offensive yardage (3,512) in 2007. He now needs 465 yards to break the career mark for passing yardage (Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 - 7,446) and just 11 more touchdowns (Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 - 55) to break the career touchdown pass record.

u Adam Weber is the only QB on the Minnesota roster who has ever completed a collegiate pass.u Weber’s 74 yards passing last week vs. Purdue were a career-low. He followed that with a 101-yard effort at Penn State. The 175 yards in two weeks is the lowest consecutive-week output in his career.u Weber threw 19 interceptions in his first season as a starter in 2007. He significantly improved that total in 2008, throwing just eight picks. He has nine this season. Weber has only had three games with multiple interceptions since the 2007 season.u Freshman MarQueis Gray is the No. 2 QB. He attempted his first pass two weeks ago vs. Purdue. u Gray scored his first collegiate touchdown vs. Cal on a 7-yard pass from Eric Decker. u Gray is a true freshman. He was rated as the No. 3 dual-threat QB in the nation coming out of India-napolis Ben Davis High School. u Two other signal-callers are listed on Minnesota’s roster -- freshmen Moses Alipate and Adam Lueck.

u Junior fullback Jon Hoese rushed for two touchdowns in his first three career carries. Those two scores were in the 2008 Insight Bowl vs. Kansas. So far this season, Hoese hasn’t reached paydirt, but he is averaging 4.3 yards per carry. Hoese is the only Gopher with 10 carries or more who has yet to lose a yard. The converted safety and former walk-on has toted the pigskin 12 times for a total of 52 yards. Seven of his 12 rushes have gone for first downs in 2009.

u Duane Bennett scored on his first touch of the 2009 season, taking a carry for a 16-yard touchdown at Syracuse. It was his first touch since Sept. 6, 2008 when he suffered a season-ending knee injury.u Bennett scored three TDs at Northwestern earlier this year. He is the first Gopher to accomplish that feat since DeLeon Eskridge did it vs. Montana State on Sept. 13, 2008.u Bennett is the Gophers’ leading rusher, averaging 41.7 yds/game.u DeLeon Eskridge, a sophomore, rushed for more than 100 yards twice in 2008. u Eskridge scored two one-yard touchdowns less than two minutes apart two weeks ago vs. Purdue.u Whaley’s eight carries and 79 yards vs. Purdue were career-highs. The red-shirt freshman sat out last season, while recovering from a gun-shot wound he suffered in Virginia Beach, Va. in March 2008.u Whaley was Minnesota’s leading rusher last week, when only two Gophers ran for more than 10 net yards. Whaley rushed six times for 11 yards.

u Senior wide receiver Eric Decker has etched his name at the top of four Minnesota records charts already in the 2009 season. Three weeks ago, he became Minnesota’s career receiving yardage record-holder and tied the school record for career 100-yard games. Earlier this season, he set a new record for career receptions and for consecutive 100-yard receiving games. Decker was a semi-finalist for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver in 2008. For two straight seasons, Decker set the Minne-sota single-season record for receptions. He hauled in 67 passes in 2007 and smashed that record with 84 receptions last season. Decker became just the fourth Gopher receiver ever to compile a 1,000-yard season in 2008, finishing with 1,074 yards to rank No. 2 on the school single-season chart.

ADAM’S ASSAULTThe following is a look at the season and career records charts that Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber is climbing or has already broken:

CAREER PASSING YARDAGE1. Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 7,4462. Adam Weber, 2007- 6,9813. Cory Sauter, 1994-97 6,8344. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000-03 6,6605. Marquel Fleetwood, 1989-92 5,2796. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 5,1627. Mike Hohensee, 1981-82 4,7928. Tim Schade, 1993-94 3,9869. Tony Dungy, 1973-76 3,51510. Billy Cockerham, 1996-99 3,483

CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS1. Adam Weber, 2007- 6192. Cory Sauter, 1994-97 5393. Bryan Cupito, 2003-06 5134. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2000-03 4815. Marquel Fleetwood, 1989-92 4656. Mike Hohensee, 1981-82 3927. Tim Schade, 1993-94 3228. Rickey Foggie, 1984-87 3119. Scott Schaffner, 1987-91 27810. Tony Dungy, 1973-76 274

CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS1. Bryan Cupito (2003-06) 55 Asad Abdul-Khaliq (2000-03) 553. Adam Weber (2007-present) 454. Cory Sauter (1994-97) 405. Rickey Foggie (1984-87) 346. Mike Hohensee (1981-82) 337. Billy Cockerham (1996-99) 298. Tony Dungy (1973-76) 259. Tim Schade, 1993-94 22 Scott Schaffner, 1987-91 22

SEASON PASSING YARDAGE1. Adam Weber, 2007 2,8952. Bryan Cupito, 2006 2,8193. Adam Weber, 2008 2,7614. Cory Sauter, 1995 2,6005. Cory Sauter, 1996 2,5786. Bryan Cupito, 2005 2,5307. Mike Hohensee, 1981 2,4128. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2003 2,4019. Mike Hohensee, 1982 2,38010. Tim Schade, 1994 2,338

SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES1. Adam Weber, 2007 242. Bryan Cupito, 2006 223. Mike Hohensee, 1981 204. Bryan Cupito, 2005 19 Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2002 196. Cory Sauter, 1995 187. Asad Abdul-Khaliq, 2003 178. Adam Weber, 2008 15 Billy Cockerham, 1999 15 Tony Dungy, 1975 15



RECEIVER NOTEBOOK

CRITICAL MASS

OFFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK

STAND-IN STANDS OUT

DEFENSIVE LINE NOTEBOOK

u Eric Decker now has 3,092 yards receiving in his Gopher career. He surpassed Ron Johnson’s previ-ous record of 2,989 yards on his final reception vs. Wisconsin earlier this year.u Decker’s 104.4 yards and 6.7 receptions per game rank No. 10 and No. 24 in the nation, respectively.u Decker has hauled in at least one reception in 33 consecutive games, ranking No. 7 in the nation.u Decker has four 100-yard receiving games in seven outings during the 2009 season. u Tight end Nick Tow-Arnett had three of Minnesota’s 10 receptions last week. He is now Minnesota’s No. 2 receiver with 16 catches for 216 yards.u Tow-Arnett is the squad’s top tight end. His five receptions at Northwestern were a career-best.u Sophomore wide receiver Troy Stoudermire has 14 catches for 126 yards. He caught his first career touchdown pass vs. Syracuse in the season-opener.u Brandon Green is averaging 11.7 yards per catch in 2009. He caught two balls for 10 yards last week.u Junior wide receiver Hayo Carpenter had a 25-yard reception vs. Purdue for his second catch of the season. u Carpenter was rated as the top juco player in the country last season by Scout.com. He had 93 recep-tions for 1,675 yards and 16 TDs last season at College of the Canyons.

u Of the 10 offensive linemen listed on the Gophers’ two-deep and expected to see action in 2009, seven are 6-foot 3-inches or taller and five top the 300-pound mark. The average height and weight of the top 10 Minnesota offensive linemen is 6-4, 308 pounds. Senior tackle Matt Stommes and junior tackle Jeff Wills are both 6-7. Wills is the heaviest Gopher, tipping the scales at 365 pounds.

u Minnesota returned a combined 44 starts among all its offensive linemen from 2008 this season. That number would jump to 57 if Ryan Wynn was included. Wynn’s under went back surgery on August 24. The Gophers lost only Jason Meinke’s eight starts. u Senior center Jeff Tow-Arnett suffered a broken leg late in the Wisconsin game.u Sophomore Trey Davis took over after Tow-Arnett went down. He made his first start of 2009 vs. Purdue, but left the game with an injury.u Junior D.J. Burris started at center last week, making him the third starting center in as many weeks.u Junior guard Matt Carufel has started six games this season, after transferring from Notre Dame.u Junior Dom Alford (3 games) and senior Matt Stommes (4 games) have each started at left tackle.u Sophomore left guard Chris Bunders has started each of the first seven games this season.u Junior Jeff Wills, the Gophers’ right tackle, has been in the starting lineup for each game this year.

u Sophomore defensive end Anthony Jacobs made his first two career starts vs. Wisconsin and Purdue, replacing then-suspended senior Cedric McKinley. Jacobs tallied three stops, including 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Purdue. With McKinley back on the field, Jacobs continued to shine at Penn State. He picked up his third straight start and tallied a career-best five tackles, including half a tackle-for-loss.

u Senior starting defensive tackles Garrett Brown and Eric Small team up to provide a formidable force in the middle of the Gopher defense. Small and Brown have 17 and 15 stops, respectively.u Small has done a little bit of everything this season. He has 3.0 sacks, 3.5 TFL, 1 PBU and 1 FF.u Senior defensive end Barrett Moen came to Minnesota as a walk-on offensive lineman. He has nine stops and 2.5 tackles for loss in 2009.u Senior defensive end Derrick Onwuachi saw his first action of 2009 at Northwestern, after suffering a knee injury on the first day of preseason camp. He has batted down three passes in the last two weeks.u Sophomore defensive tackle Brandon Kirksey has 12 stops and three tackles for-loss in sxi games this season. He missed the Northwestern game with a foot injury.

DECKER’S RECORDSThe following is a look at the season and career records charts that Minnesota wide receiver Eric Decker is climbing or has already broken::

CAREER RECEIVING YARDAGE1. Eric Decker, 2006- 3,0922. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 2,9893. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 2,6404. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 2,4345. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 2,2326. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 2,0547. Luke Leverson, 1996-99 1,8438. Omar Douglas, 1990-93 1,6819. Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 1,62710. Aaron Osterman, 1990-94 1,598

CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS1. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 312. Ernie Wheelwright, 2004-07 263. Eric Decker, 2006- 244. Tutu Atwell, 1994-97 175. Jared Ellerson, 2002-2005 15 Ben Utecht, 2000-03 15 Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 158. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 14 Omar Douglas, 1990-93 1410. Elmer Bailey, 1977-79 12 Matt Spaeth, 2003-2006 12

CAREER 100-YARD GAMES1. Eric Decker, 2006-present 11 Tutu Atwell, 1994-96 113. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 84. Ernie Wheelright 6 Jared Ellerson, 2002-05 6 Omar Douglas, 1990-93 6 Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 58. Aaron Hosack, 2002-03 5 Luke Leverson, 1996-99 5 Dwayne McMullen, 1981-84 5

SEASON 100-YARD GAMES1. Ryan Thelwell, 1996 62. Aaron Hosack, 2003 5 Ron Johnson, 2000 5 Luke Leverson, 1998 55. Eric Decker, 2009 4 Eric Decker, 2008 4 Jared Ellerson, 2003 4 Tutu Atwell, 1996 4 Tutu Atwell, 1995 4 Omar Douglas, 1993 4 Chester Cooper, 1981 4

CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION1. Ron Johnson, 1998-2001 462. Tutu Atwell, 1995-97 343. Eric Decker, 2006-present 334. Jared Ellerson, 2003-05 285. Omar Douglas, 1991-93 256. Chris Gaiters, 1987-89 237. Ryan Thelwell, 1994-96 228. Matt Spaeth, 2005-06 21

CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD GAMES1. Eric Decker, 12/31/08-9/19/09 42. Ron Johnson, 10/7-10/21/00 3 Ryan Thelwell, 11/9-11/23/96 3 Tutu Atwell, 9/14-10/5/96 3



BIG PLAY TRAYE

SECONDARY NOTEBOOK

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

SPECIALIST NOTEBOOK

GOPHER RADIO NETWORKThe Gopher Sports Network distributes its digital quality audio stream via satellite to 44 affiliates across the state of Minnesota. WCCO (830 AM) in the Twin Cities will serve as the flagship station for its 86th season in 2009.

Dave Lee will return behind the mic for his ninth season calling the Gophers’ play-by-play. Dave Mona is back as the network’s color com-mentator, with Darrell Thompson, the all-time leading rusher in school history, returning to the booth this season as the broadcast’s analyst. Mike Grimm will handle the studio duties including the pre- and post-game shows.

Golden Gopher Radio Network Affiliates:Market Station Freq.Alexandria KULO-FM 94.3Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3Albert Lea KATE-AM 1450Austin KAUS-AM 1480Austin KAUS-FM 99.9Bemidji KBUN-AM 1450Benson KSCR-FM 93.5Brainerd KBLB-FM 93.3Crookston KROX-AM 1260Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM 1340Duluth WGEE-AM 970Ely WELY-FM 94.5Fairmont KSUM-AM 1370Fargo/Moorhead, ND KQWB-AM 1660Glenwood KMGK-FM 107.1Grand Rapids KOZY-AM 1320Hutchinson KARP-FM 106.9Little Falls KLTF-AM 960Marshall KMHL-AM 1400Minneapolis/St. Paul KBEM-FM 88.5Minneapolis/St. Paul WCCO-AM 830 (HD)Minneapolis/St. Paul WLTE-FM-HD2 102.9-2 (HD)Montevideo KDMA-AM 1460New Prague KRDS-FM 95.5Owatonna/Mankato KOWZ-FM 100.9Owatonna/Waseca KOWZ-AM 1170Park Rapids KPRM-AM 870Pipestone KLOH-AM 1050Red Wing KCUE-AM 1250Redwood Falls KLGR-AM 1490Rochester KROC-AM 1340Roseau KCAJ-FM 102.1Roseau KRWB-AM 1410St. Cloud KXSS-AM 1390Thief River Falls KTRF-AM 1230Wadena KVKK-AM 1070Walker KAKK-AM 1570Windom KDOM-AM 1580Windom KDOM-FM 94.3Winona KWNO-AM 1230Worthington KWOA-AM 730Yankton, SD KYNT-AM 1450

CAMPBELL’S M’MM M’MM GOOD

LINEBACKER NOTEBOOK

u Senior linebacker Lee Campbell has led the Gophers in tackling in four of their seven games this season, including last week at Penn State. The Pennsylvania native (he moved to Florida when he was 5 years old) recorded a game-high 13 tackles and picked up a team-best 1.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage in front of numerous family and friends vs. the Nittany Lions.

u Campbell leads the team with 8.0 tackles for loss. He also has 3 pass break-ups. u Campbell and Triplett are Nos. 2 and 3, respectively in total tackles in the Big Ten. Campbell aver-ages 11.0 per game and Triplett averages 10.0. Only Michigan State’s Greg Jones (12.1) has more stops.u Campbell (45, No. 6) and Triplett (44, No. 9) are both in the top 10 nationally in solo tackles.u The 17 tackles recorded by Triplett (including 12 solo tackles) vs. Air Force were the most by a Gopher defender since Nov. 23, 2002 when Eli Ward tallied 23 stops at Wisconsin.u Triplett has been involved in 4 of Minnesota’s 13 turnovers gained, with two INTs and two FRs.u Triplett was one of Minnesota’s special teams aces over the past two years. He has won the Bobby Bell Award as the team’s top special teams player each of the last two seasons. u Senior Simoni Lawrence is No. 3 on the team and No. 13 in the league, recording 54 stops this year.u Gopher linebackers have tallied double-digit tackles 13 times this season (Campbell - 5; Triplett - 4; Lawrence - 3; Cooper - 1).

u Senior cornerback Traye Simmons recorded his first interception of the season and his second career touchdown vs. Purdue two weeks ago. Simmons’ TD was a 47-yard return of a blocked field goal. His first INT of the 2009 season came in the fourth quarter and was returned 37 yards to the Purdue 39-yard line. Last week, he recorded his fourth pass break-up, tying him for the team lead.

u Senior CB Marcus Sherels set a school record with an 88-yard fumble return for a TD vs. Wisconsin. u Sherels ranks No. 7 on the team with 32 stops, despite playing just four games. He also shares the team lead with four pass break-ups.u Junior safety Kyle Theret has seen action in all 32 games of his Gopher career. He has started 25 games in his career, including each of the last 25.u Theret was No. 2 on the team with 78 total tackles last season. He ranks fourth this season with 45. u Kim Royston picked up his first Gopher interception at Northwestern. He tied a career-best with 11 tackles last week at Penn State. The other 11-tackle outing was vs. his old team - Wisconsin.u Freshman cornerback Michael Carter has seen a great deal of action as the Gophers’ third corner and has seen action in all seven games in 2009.

u Sophomore kick returner Troy Stoudermire is ranked No. 26 in the nation and No. 3 in the Big Ten Conference in kickoff returns, averaging 26.6 yards per return. Stoudermire has taken 13 of his 23 kick returns back for 20 yards or more, while four of them have gone back for 40 yards or more. If Stouder-mire’s career ended now, his 26.5-yard average would be a Gopher career record.

u Junior long snapper Ryan Coleman has been very consistent since taking over the long-snapping duties last season. He has delivered 61 successful long snaps through six games this season (34 punt, 8 FG, 19 PAT). Coleman made 128 snaps in 2008, with only one bad snap.u Junior placekicker Eric Ellestad remained perfect on PATs (19-19), hitting all five attempts vs. Pur-due. He is 7-of-8 on field goals, with the miss being tipped at the line on a missed assignment up front. Dave Mona, Dave Lee, Darrell Thompson, Mike Grimm

MINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 8


MINNESOTA at SYRACUSE

TCF BANK STADIUM FACTS• TCF Bank Stadium was designed as an open-air, horseshoe-shaped bowl with a collegiate look and feel. The stadium is oriented to take advantage of the views of downtown Minneapolis.

• The brick façade and arches resemble that of Minnesota’s previous on-campus football venue, Memorial Stadium, which hosted its final game on Nov. 21, 1981.

• The University exceeded its initial fund-raising goal of $86 million.

• Construction began on TCF Bank Stadium on July 11, 2007. It took over 1.3 million work hours to complete the project by July , 2009.

• The main high definition video measures approximately 48 feet high by 108 feet wide and boasts Daktronics HD-16 technology.

• The main high definition video board is the third largest in all of college athletics in terms of square footage. Only Texas and Mississippi State have larger boards.

• The main video board screen is made up of more than four million LED lights that if placed end to end would extend for 47.5 miles.

• At the project’s peak, 750 construction workers were working on TCF Bank Stadium.

• The site of TCF Bank Stadium covers 1,194,645 SF or approximately 27.4 acres.

• The playing surface is FieldTurf and covers 92,132 SF or approxi-mately 2.1 acres.

• The home locker room at TCF Bank Stadium is 60 yards long by 25 yards wide. It contains 120 cherry wood lockers and is the largest in both professional and college football.

• The design of TCF Bank Stadium allows for expansion to 80,000.

• There are approximately 25,000 seats with permanent chairbacks. All seats between the goal lines have permanent chairbacks.• TCF Bank Stadium includes 1,000 handicap accessible and companion seats.

• There are 37 premium suites, 57 loge boxes, 259 seats in the indoor club and 1,250 seats in the outdoor club at TCF Bank Stadium.

• There are 113 restrooms in TCF Bank Stadium, which include 625 toilets and 268 urinals.

• TCF Bank Stadium has 10 network TV camera positions and seating for 165 members of the media.

• Populous (formerly HOK Sport) served as the primary architect for the building, while Mortensen Construction was the general contractor.

• In excess of 8,800 tons of structural steel was used in the project, with 97 percent recycled steel.

• TCF Bank Stadium contains 24,000 yards of cast-in-place concrete, which is enough concrete to pour a four-inch thick, five-foot wide sidewalk from Minneapolis to Rochester, Minn. (74 miles).

• The masonry includes 525,000 units of concrete block and 760,000 units of full and thin brick.

• There is 72,753 SF or approximately 1.7 acres of glass in TCF Bank Stadium, enough to cover more than 1.25 football fields.

• There are 9,185 Minnesota Block “M”s in TCF Bank Stadium.

• The foundation of TCF Bank Stadium is supported by 2,133 drilled piles, which is equivalent to 15.5 miles of piles.

GOPHER VICTORY WALKThe Golden Gopher football program saw a new tradition take shape in 2007, with the advent of the “Gopher Victory Walk.” Prior to each game, the entire Minnesota football team, led by the Minnesota Marching Band, will walk through the fans at the McNamara Alumni Center, cross Oak Street and head into TCF Bank Stadium.

Each Gopher Victory Walk will begin approximately two hours prior to kickoff.

The Minnesota Football program is encouraging fans to participate in the Gopher Victory Walk through-out the season, by lining the entire path from the McNamara Alumni Center to the stadium and greeting the players as they arrive on game day.

TAKE IT TO THE BANKWhen the Gophers hosted the Air Force Academy on Sept. 12, it marked the first time since Nov. 21, 1981 that college football has been played on campus at Minnesota.

TCF Bank Stadium is the first Big Ten Stadium built in nearly 50 years. Beaver Stadium (Penn State) and Memorial Stadium (Indiana) were both built in 1960. TCF Bank Stadium will be just the second new stadium built in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and the first in a BCS conference since 1998. Akron also christened a brand-new stadium this season.

In May 2006, the Minnesota legislature made the stadium a reality, approving the $288.5 million facility. The stadium holds 50,805 fans and is an open-air facility. Construction began during the summer of 2007.

TCF Bank Stadium TimelineMay, 2006 - Legislature approves new stadium.

June, 2007 - Ground broken on TCF Bank Stadium.

January, 2008 - First steel rises from ground at stadium site.

April 7, 2008 - First brick laid at the stadium site.

Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished.

Spring/Summer, 2009 - Scoreboards and lights in, exterior work finished.

May/June, 2009 - FieldTurf playing surface installed.

July, 2009 - University takes occupancy of TCF Bank Stadium.

Sept. 12, 2009 - First game at TCF Bank Stadium vs. Air Force.



WEEK 8 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - OFFENSELeft Tackle76 - Dom Alford 6-3 336 Jr.* Has started 13 games in his career, including three this season79 - Matt Stommes 6-7 312 Sr.* Has started four games this season after missing two with ankle injuryLeft Guard68 - Chris Bunders 6-3 322 So.* Made his 10th career start at Penn State last week78 - Ryan Orton 6-4 296 So.* Saw action in all 13 games, with six starts, as a red-shirt freshman last seasonCenter53 - D.J. Burris 6-2 290 Jr.* Played at the center position for the first time since his freshman two weeks ago61 - Trey Davis 6-2 281 So.* First start of the season vs. Purdue; Left game with ankle injury; Did not play at PSURight Guard73 - Matt Carufel 6-5 302 Jr.* Has started six of seven games this season; Three career starts at Notre Dame61 - Trey Davis 6-2 281 So.* First start of the season vs. Purdue; Left game with ankle injury; Did not play at PSURight Tackle71 - Jeff Wills 6-7 365 Jr. Largest player on the Minnesota roster; Has started his first 7 games as a Gopher74 - Ryan Ruckdashel 6-5 290 Sr.* Experienced, versatile lineman has played in 24 games, both at guard and tackleQuarterback8 - Adam Weber 6-3 221 Jr.* Moved into the No. 2 spot on the Minnesota career passing chart two weeks ago5 - MarQueis Gray 6-4 222 Fr. Attempted his first career pass two weeks ago vs. PurdueRunning Back22 - Duane Bennett 5-9 203 So.* Scored a career-high three TDs and had a career-best 21 carries at Northwestern23 - DeLeon Eskridge 5-11 198 So. Rushed for a season-high 60 yards vs. Wisconsin; Scored 2 TDs vs. PurdueFullback35 - Jon Hoese 6-2 233 Jr.* Former walk-on; Converted safety; Seven first downs in 12 carries42 - Logan U’u 5-10 230 Sr. Converted linebacker; Saw action in three games in 2008, before suffering leg injuryWide Receiver7 - Eric Decker 6-3 220 Sr.* Minnesota’s career receiving yardage, receptions leader; 4 100-yd games this season83 - Da’Jon McKnight 6-3 200 So. Caught a two-point conversion pass against WisconsinWide Receiver11 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 183 So. Caught Gophers’ first touchdown pass of the season in season-opener at Syracuse81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Will walk on to Tubby Smith’s Gopher basketball team this winterWide Receiver1 - Brandon Green 6-0 183 So. Averaging 11.7 yards per reception on 12 catches this season4 - Hayo Carpenter 5-11 174 Jr. Was rated as the top junior-college recruit in the nation last yearTight End48 - Nick Tow-Arnett 6-3 248 Sr.* Career-best 5 receptions at Northwestern; No. 2 on team with 216 rec. yards85 - Eric Lair 6-3 230 So. First career touch came on a tight end reverse vs. Wisconsin, gaining 8 yards

WEEK 8 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTSPlacekicker37 - Eric Ellestad 6-3 204 Jr.* 7-of-8 on field goals this season; Perfect (19-of-19) on PATs43 - David Schwerman 6-0 202 So.* Walk-on who red-shirted last season; All-state in 2007 at Kettle Moraine HSHolder38 - Blake Haudan 6-1 210 Sr.* 27 good holds over the first 6 weeks of the season (19 PATs, 8 FG attempts)Long Snapper47 - Ryan Coleman 6-1 225 Jr.* Has handled every field goal, PAT and punt snap since beginning of last season



WEEK 8 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - SPECIALISTSPunter38 - Blake Haudan 6-1 210 Sr.* Five of his six punts at Penn State went for 50 yards or more, averaged 49.8Punt Return81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Averaging 15.0 yards per return on just two punt returns this season24 - Marcus Sherels 5-11 172 Sr. Returned one punt for 27 yards in season-opener at SyracuseKickoff Return11 - Troy Stoudermire 5-10 183 So. Averaging 28.3 yards per return this season, ranking No. 17 in the nation20 - Jay Thomas 6-0 209 Sr.* 27 career kickoff returns (22.4 avg); 91-yd KO return for TD at Fla. Atlantic in 2007 81 - Bryant Allen 6-0 167 Fr. Two-time first-team all-state performer at Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS

WEEK 8 MINNESOTA DEPTH CHART - DEFENSEDefensive End89 - Barrett Moen 6-3 282 Sr.* Former walk-on came to UM as a guard; 7 career starts have all come this season93 - Derrick Onwuachi 6-5 262 Sr.* Broke up 3 passes on athletic plays last 2 weeks; Knee injury first day of fall campDefensive Tackle99 - Garrett Brown 6-2 310 Sr. Has started 26 straight games; 15 total tackles this season w/ a forced fumble96 - Brandon Kirksey 6-2 295 So. 12 tackles, 3.0 tackles for-loss and a forced fumble in five games this seasonNose98 - Eric Small 6-2 306 Sr.* Has started 26 games; Three sacks this season ranks No. 1 on the team68 - Jewhan Edwards 6-2 333 So. Has played in 19 games in his Gopher career; has three total stops this seasonDefensive End97 - Anthony Jacobs 6-2 289 So.* Recorded 3.0 tackles for-loss and a sack in last two games55 - Cedric McKinley 6-6 282 Sr.* Tied for team lead with two fumble recoveriesLinebacker21 - Simoni Lawrence 6-1 221 Sr. Ranks No. 3 on the team with 54 total tackles, No. 2 with 3.5 tackles-for-loss33 - Rex Sharpe 6-1 231 Sr.* Has appeared in 17 games during his Gopher careerLinebacker30 - Lee Campbell 6-3 246 Sr.* Leads team in total tackles (77) and tackles for loss (8.0)51 - Gary Tinsley 6-1 220 So. Has seen action in 14 career games, mostly on special teamsLinebacker32 - Nate Triplett 6-3 247 Sr.* Leads team in pass defense, with two interceptions and four pass break-ups4 - Keanon Cooper 6-0 210 Fr.* Averaging 6.6 tackles per game in his last five outingsCornerback15 - Traye Simmons 5-11 180 Sr. Tallied his first interception of the season two weeks ago vs. Purdue1 - Michael Carter 5-11 163 Fr. Nephew of former Gopher All-American and Super Bowl Champion Tyrone CarterSafety27 - Kyle Theret 5-10 193 Jr. Started 26th game of his career at Penn St.; Ranks No. 4 on team with 45 total stops25 - Tim Dandridge 6-1 185 So. Has seen action in five games this season with one tackleSafety3 - Kim Royston 5-11 193 Jr.* Transferred from Wisconsin; Tallied 11 stops vs. Wisconsin and at Penn State2 - Ryan Collado 5-9 175 Jr. Has played in all 32 games, including 12 starts in Gopher career; Moved from CBCornerback24 - Marcus Sherels 5-11 172 Sr. Season-high nine tackles each of the last two weeks (Purdue and Penn State)5 - Johnny Johnson 5-9 189 So. Has seen action in five games this season, mostly on special teams, with one tackle



2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER# Name Pos Ht Wt Ltr Yr. (*-RS) Hometown (Previous School)

1 Michael Carter DB 5-11 163 0 Fr. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS)

1 Brandon Green WR 6-0 183 1 So. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS)

2 Ryan Collado CB 5-9 175 2 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Hills Christian HS)

3 Kim Royston DB 5-11 193 0 Jr.* Minneapolis, Minn. (Wisconsin)

4 Hayo Carpenter WR 5-11 174 0 Jr. Lawndale, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

4 Keanon Cooper LB 6-0 210 0 Fr.* Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

5 MarQueis Gray QB 6-4 222 0 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis HS)

5 Johnny Johnson DB 5-9 189 1 So. Chicago, Ill. (Robeson HS)

6 Kerry Lewis DB 5-9 179 0 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Lancaster HS)

6 Kevin Whaley RB 5-9 179 0 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem HS)

7 Eric Decker WR 6-3 220 3 Sr.* Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori HS)

8 Spencer Reeves LB 6-2 221 0 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

8 Adam Weber QB 6-3 221 2 Jr.* Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS)

9 David Pittman WR 5-11 190 1 Sr. Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena City College)

11 Troy Stoudermire WR 5-10 183 1 So. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

12 Moses Alipate QB 6-5 230 0 Fr. Bloomington, Minn. (Jefferson HS)

13 Michael McKelton DB 5-10 183 1 Sr.* Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Royal Palm Beach HS)

14 Damola Ogundipe DB 5-7 187 0 Jr.* New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS)

15 Traye Simmons DB 5-11 180 1 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (College of the Sequoias)

16 Ben Kuznia WR 6-0 186 1 Sr.* Olivia, Minn. (Bold HS)

17 Sam Maresh LB 6-3 247 0 Fr. Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS)

18 R.J. Buckner RB 5-11 202 1 Jr.* Keller, Texas (Harvest Christian Academy)

19 Adam Lueck QB 6-0 187 0 Fr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

20 Jay Thomas RB 6-0 209 3 Sr.* Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan HS)

21 Simoni Lawrence LB 6-1 221 1 Sr. Upper Darby, Pa. (Valley Forge Military Acad.)

22 Duane Bennett RB 5-9 203 1 So.* Fairview Heights, Ill. (O’Fallon Township HS)

23 DeLeon Eskridge RB 5-11 198 1 So. San Francisco, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS)

24 Marcus Sherels CB 5-11 172 3 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS)

25 Tim Dandridge DB 6-1 185 1 So. Detroit, Mich. (Highland Park HS)

26 Mike Rallis DB 6-2 210 1 So. Edina, Minn. (Edina HS)

27 Kyle Theret DB 5-10 193 2 Jr. Murrieta, Calif. (J.K. Mullen HS)

28 Kenny Watkins DB 6-0 187 0 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Brother Rice HS)

29 Shady Salamon RB 5-11 203 1 So. S. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall)

30 Lee Campbell LB 6-3 246 3 Sr.* Naples, Fla. (Gulf Coast HS)

31 Marcus Singletary DB 6-0 188 0 Sr.* Hinesville, Ga. (Rainy River CC)

32 Nathan Triplett LB 6-3 247 2 Sr.* Maple Plain, Minn. (Delano HS)

33 Rex Sharpe LB 6-1 231 1 Sr.* Fairfield, Ala. (Arizona Western College)

34 Kyle Henderson DB 5-11 167 0 So. Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota State-Mankato)

35 Jon Hoese FB 6-2 233 2 Jr. Glencoe, Minn. (Glencoe-Silver Lake HS)

36 Chase Haviland DB 5-9 177 0 Fr. Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS)

36 Nick Rengel FB 6-3 225 0 Fr. Sartell, Minn. (Sartell HS)

37 Eric Ellestad K 6-3 204 0 Jr.* Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Armstrong HS)

37 Willie Schneider FB 5-11 216 0 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

38 Blake Haudan P 6-1 210 0 Sr.* Toledo, Ohio (St. John’s Jesuit HS)

38 Nicholas Stommes DB 6-0 205 0 Sr. Owen, Wis. (Owen-Withee HS)

40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB 6-1 199 0 So.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Falls HS)

41 Dan Orseske P 6-3 199 0 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Brother Rice HS)

42 Logan U’u FB 5-10 230 0 Sr. Oakland, Calif. (Laney College [Calif.])

43 Ryan Grant LB 6-2 219 0 Fr.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

43 David Schwerman K 6-0 202 0 So.* Kettle Moraine, Wis. (Kettle Moraine HS)

44 Ed Cotton FB 6-0 219 0 Fr. Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS)

44 Brent Singleton LB 6-1 213 0 Fr. Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage HS)

45 Bryan Klitzke DB 6-1 210 0 So.* Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS)

46 Chris Severson DL 6-5 225 0 Fr. Wanaukee, Wis. (Wanaukee HS)

47 Ryan Coleman LS 6-1 225 1 Jr.* Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield East HS)

48 Nick Tow-Arnett TE 6-3 248 2 Sr.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS)

49 Matt Garin DE 6-4 220 0 Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER# Name Pos Yr

12 Moses Alipate QB Fr.

76 Dominic Alford OL Jr.

81 Bryant Allen WR Fr.

59 Joey Balthazor LB Fr.

82 A.J. Barker WR Fr.

22 Duane Bennett RB So.

80 Xzavian Brandon WR So.

63 Andy Brinkhaus OL Jr.

99 Garrett Brown DT Sr.

18 R.J. Buckner RB Jr.

53 D.J. Burris OL Jr.

68 Chris Bunders OL So.

30 Lee Campbell LB Sr.

4 Hayo Carpenter WR Jr.

1 Michael Carter DB Fr.

73 Matt Carufel OL Jr.

47 Ryan Coleman LS Jr.

2 Ryan Collado CB Jr.

4 Keanon Cooper LB Fr.

44 Ed Cotton FB Fr.

25 Tim Dandridge DB So.

61 Trey Davis OL So.

7 Eric Decker WR Sr.

92 Kyle Dykstra DL Fr.

68 Jewhan Edwards DT So.

37 Eric Ellestad K Jr.

23 DeLeon Eskridge RB So.

49 Matt Garin DE Fr.

69 Jacob Glickstein DL Fr.

43 Ryan Grant LB Fr.

5 MarQueis Gray QB Fr.

1 Brandon Green WR So.

91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE Fr.

86 Ra’Shede Hageman TE Fr.

64 Austin Hahn OL Fr.

38 Blake Haudan P Sr.

36 Ben Haviland DB Fr.

90 Raymond Henderson DE Sr.

34 Kyle Henderson DB So.

57 Aaron Hill LB Fr.

35 Jon Hoese FB Jr.

96 Curtis Hughes TE Jr.

97 Anthony Jacobs DE So.

94 Eric Jacques DL Fr.

5 Johnny Johnson DB So.

84 Victor Keise WR Fr.

96 Brandon Kirksey DT So.

48 Bryan Klitzke DB So.

16 Ben Kuznia WR Sr.

85 Eric Lair TE So.

21 Simoni Lawrence LB Sr.

6 Kerry Lewis DB Fr.

19 Adam Lueck QB Fr.

17 Sam Maresh LB Fr.

88 Collin McGarry TE Jr.

13 Michael McKelton DB Sr.

55 Cedric McKinley DE Sr.



# Name Pos Ht Wt Ltr Yr. Hometown (Previous School)

50 Patrick Sveum LB 6-1 214 0 Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Century HS)

51 Gary Tinsley LB 6-1 220 1 So. Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast HS)

52 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL 6-2 288 2 Sr.* Redwood Falls, Minn. (Redwood Valley HS)

53 D.J. Burris OL 6-2 290 2 Jr.* Kenton, Ohio (Kenton HS)

55 Cedric McKinley DE 6-6 282 1 Sr. Demopolis, Ala. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)

57 Aaron Hill LB 6-2 210 0 Fr. St. Charles, Mo. (Lutheran HS)

58 Ed Olson OL 6-7 288 0 Fr. Mathomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS)

59 Joey Balthazor LB 6-3 207 0 Fr. Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead HS)

60 Ryan Wynn OL 6-5 296 1 So.* Plymouth, Minn. (Maple Grove HS)

61 Trey Davis OL 6-2 281 1 So.* Farmington, Minn. (Farmington HS)

62 Zach Mottla OL 6-2 274 0 Fr. Edina, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

63 Andy Brinkhaus OL 6-3 276 0 Jr.* Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS)

64 Austin Hahn OL 6-4 275 0 Fr.* Hartford, Wis. (Hartford HS)

66 Nedward Tavale OL 6-2 334 3 Sr.* St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall HS)

67 David Stommes DL 6-6 210 0 Fr. Eden Valley, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS)

68 Chris Bunders OL 6-3 322 1 So.* Maple Grove, Minn. (Osseo HS)

68 Jewhan Edwards DT 6-2 333 1 So. Philadelphia, Pa. (Roman Catholic HS)

69 Jacob Glickstein DL 6-3 268 0 Fr.* New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield Central HS)

71 Jeff Wills OL 6-7 365 O Jr. Laurelton, N.Y. (Lackawanna College)

73 Matt Carufel OL 6-5 302 0 Jr.* Forest Lake, Minn. (Notre Dame)

74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL 6-5 290 3 Sr.* Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)

75 Brooks Michel OL 6-7 295 0 Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel HS)

76 Dominic Alford OL 6-3 336 2 Jr.* Cleveland, Ohio (Shaker Heights HS)

78 Ryan Orton OL 6-4 296 1 So.* Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)

79 Matt Stommes OL 6-7 312 2 Sr.* Richmond, Minn. (Eden Valley-Watkins HS)

80 Xzavian Brandon WR 6-3 188 0 So. Duluth, Ga. (Northfield HS)

81 Bryant Allen WR 6-0 167 0 Fr. Maplewood, Mo. (Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS)

82 A.J. Barker WR 6-1 178 0 Fr. St. Paul, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS)

83 Da’Jon McKnight WR 6-3 200 1 So. Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS)

84 Victor Keise WR 6-0 176 0 Fr. Coral Springs, Fla. (North Broward Prep HS)

85 Eric Lair TE 6-3 230 1 So. Houston, Texas (Lamar HS)

86 Ra’Shede Hageman TE 6-6 272 0 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS)

87 Sahr Ngekia WR 6-4 213 0 Fr. Richfield, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)

88 Collin McGarry TE 6-4 235 0 Jr. Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS)

89 Barrett Moen DL 6-3 282 2 Sr.* Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS)

90 Raymond Henderson DE 6-5 263 1 Sr.* Oak Creek, Wis (Tennessee)

91 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE 6-5 241 0 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS)

92 Kyle Dykstra DL 6-4 241 0 Fr. Princeton, Minn. (Princeton HS)

93 Derrick Onwuachi DE 6-5 262 2 Sr.* Newhall, Calif. (College of the Canyons)

94 Eric Jacques DL 6-2 283 0 Fr. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely HS)

95 D.L. Wilhite DE 6-4 233 0 Fr.* Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS)

96 Curtis Hughes TE 6-4 249 1 Jr.* Chicago, Ill. (Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep)

96 Brandon Kirksey DT 6-2 295 1 So. St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East HS)

97 Anthony Jacobs DE 6-2 289 1 So.* Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS)

98 Eric Small DT 6-2 306 2 Sr.* Naperville, Ill. (Joliet JC [Ill.])

99 Garrett Brown DT 6-2 310 3 Sr.* New Haven, Conn. (Fairfield College Prep)

* = Used a red-shirt season

2009 NUMERICAL ROSTER# Name Pos Yr

83 Da’Jon McKnight WR So.

75 Brooks Michel OL Fr.

89 Barrett Moen DL Sr.

62 Zach Mottla OL Fr.

87 Sahr Ngekia WR Fr.

14 Damola Ogundipe DB Jr.

58 Ed Olson OL Fr.

93 Derrick Onwuachi DE Sr.

41 Dan Orseske P Fr.

78 Ryan Orton OL So.

9 David Pittman WR Sr.

26 Mike Rallis DB So.

8 Spencer Reeves LB Fr.

36 Nick Rengel FB Fr.

3 Kim Royston DB Jr.

74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL Sr.

29 Shady Salamon RB So.

37 Willie Schneider FB Fr.

43 David Schwerman K So.

46 Chris Severson DL Fr.

33 Rex Sharpe LB Sr.

24 Marcus Sherels CB Jr.

15 Traye Simmons CB Sr.

31 Marcus Singletary DB Sr.

44 Brent Singleton LB Fr.

67 David Stommes DL Fr.

79 Matt Stommes OL Sr.

38 Nicholas Stommes DB Sr.

11 Troy Stoudermire WR So.

98 Eric Small DT Sr.

50 Patrick Sveum LB Sr.

66 Nedward Tavale OL Sr.

27 Kyle Theret DB Jr.

20 Jay Thomas RB Sr.

51 Gary Tinsley LB So.

52 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL Sr.

40 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB So.

48 Nick Tow-Arnett TE Sr.

32 Nathan Triplett LB Sr.

42 Logan U’u FB Sr.

28 Kenny Watkins DB Fr.

8 Adam Weber QB Jr.

95 D.L. Wilhite DE Fr.

6 Kevin Whaley RB Fr.

71 Jeff Wills OL Jr.

60 Ryan Wynn OL So.

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUN GUIDEMoses Alipate .................................................................. all-ih-PAH-tay Duane Bennett ........................................................................... doo-ON Xzavian Brandon .................................................................. ZAY-vee-un Andy Brinkhaus ................................................................. BRINK-house Hayo Carpenter............................................................................HEY-oh Matt Carufel ..................................................................... CARE-you-fell Ryan Collado ..................................................................... cuh-LAH-doh Jewhan Edwards....................................................................... juh-WAN DeLeon Eskridge ....................................................................DAY-lee-on Jacob Glickstein ..................................................................glick-STEEN MarQueis Gray ....................................................................mar-KWEESS

Ra’Shede Hageman ................................................................Ra-SHEED Jon Hoese ..................................................................................HAZE-ee Victor Keise ....................................................................................KEYS Ben Kuznia ......................................................................COOZ-knee-ah Simoni Lawrence ...............................................................suh-MOE-nee Adam Lueck...............................................................................LOO-eck Da’Jon McKnight..................................................................... day-ZHON Brooks Michel .............................................................................MIKE-ul Damola Ogundipe........................................................ oh-GUN-duh-pay Derrick Onwuachi ..............................................................un-WATCH-ee Marcus Sherels...................................................................... SHARE-uls

Matt/Nick Stommes ................................................................. STUM-iss Patrick Sveum ..........................................................................SVAY-um Nedward Tavale ...................................................................tuh-VALL-ay Kyle Theret...............................................................................THARE-ut Jeff/Nathan/Nick Tow-Arnett................................................... TAU r-NET Logan U’u ..................................................................................... OO-oo Adam Weber ............................................................................... WEB-ur Ryan Wynn........................................................................................WIN



Gm 1 Minnesota 23, Syracuse 20 (OT)SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT TOTALMinnesota 14 0 3 3 3 23Syracuse 10 10 0 0 0 20

Scoring Summary1st 14:41 MINN Bennett 16 yd run (Ellestad, Eric kick), 2-16 0:10, MINN 7 - SYR 0 13:01 SYR Lichtenstein 23 yd field goal, 4-9 1:40, MINN 7 - SYR 3 11:48 MINN Stoudermire 7 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 4-43 1:13, MINN 14 - SYR 3 00:32 SYR Williams 29 yd pass from Paulus (Lichtenstein kick), 6-63 1:53, MINN 14 - SYR 102nd 07:26 SYR Lichtenstein 42 yd field goal, 8-34 3:18, MINN 14 - SYR 13 01:39 SYR Carter 1 yd run (Lichtenstein kick), 8-67 3:44, MINN 14 - SYR 203rd 08:03 MINN Ellestad 26 yd field goal, 8-33 3:02, MINN 17 - SYR 204th 00:57 MINN Ellestad 26 yd field goal, 14-79 3:48, MINN 20 - SYR 20OT MINN Ellestad 35 yd field goal, 4-7 0:00, MINN 23 - SYR 20

MINN SYRFIRST DOWNS 16 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-112 34-90PASSING YDS (NET) 248 167Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-19-1 31-19-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-360 65-257Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-27 4-14Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-140 5-154Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 5-42.6 8-45.9Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 10-61 8-68Possession Time 29:31 30:29Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 1 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 2-6

RUSHING: Minnesota Gophers-Bennett 16-78; Eskridge 8-29; Hoese 2-10; Stoudermire 2-3; Whaley 1-0; We-ber 3-minus 8. Syracuse-Carter 23-88; Bailey 5-31; Davis 1-minus 3; Paulus 4-minus 12; Team 1-minus 14.

PASSING: Minnesota Gophers-Weber 19-42-1-248. Syracuse-Paulus 19-31-1-167.

RECEIVING: Minnesota Gophers-Decker 9-183; Stoudermire 4-22; Green 3-28; Bennett 2-3; Tow-Arnett 1-12. Syracuse-Williams 7-94; Lemon 5-17; Owen 2-18; Provo 2-8; Bailey 1-15; Davis 1-11; Lobdell 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota Gophers-Triplett 1-0. Syracuse-Holmes 1-0.

FUMBLES: Minnesota Gophers-Weber 1-1. Syracuse-Team 1-1; Davis 1-0.

Stadium: Carrier Dome Attendance: 48617Kickoff time: 12:02 pm End of Game: 3:45 pm Total elapsed time: 3:43

SACKS (UA-A): Minnesota Gophers-Henderson 1-0; Lawrence 0-1; Wilhite 1-0; Campbell 0-1. Syracuse-Sharpe 1-0; Smith 0-1; Perkins 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Minnesota Gophers-Campbell 11-2; Lawrence 6-4; Triplett 5-4; Theret 5-2; Simmons 2-2; Small 3-0; Klitzke 1-2; Henderson 2-0; Sharpe 2-0; Rallis 2-0; Sherels 1-1; Royston 0-2; Ellestad 1-0; Col-lado 1-0; Jacobs 1-0; Wilhite 1-0; Kirksey 1-0; Cooper 0-1; McKinley 0-1; Thomas 0-1. Syracuse-Holmes 3-5; Gillum 5-1; Smith 3-3; Scott 4-1; Jones 4-1; Scott 4-0; Hogue 2-2; Suter 2-2; Jones 2-2; Lewis 2-1;Thomas 2-1; McKinnon 2-1; Owen 1-0; Sharpe 1-0; Catalina 1-0; Carter 1-0; Mayes 0-1; Perkins 0-1.

Gm 2 Minnesota 20, Air Force 13SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALAir Force 0 3 7 3 13Minnesota 3 0 0 17 20

Scoring Summary1st 04:45 MINN Ellestad 34 yd field goal, 10-65 3:52, AFA 0 - MINN 32nd 05:26 AFA Soderberg 20 yd field goal, 5-28 1:58, AFA 3 - MINN 33rd 02:28 AFA Fogler 37 yd pass from Jefferson (Soderberg kick), 8-76 2:10, AFA 10 - MINN 34th 13:18 MINN Eskridge 7 yd run (Ellestad kick), 9-72 4:10, AFA 10 - MINN 10 11:45 MINN Triplett 52 yd fumble return (Ellestad kick), AFA 10 - MINN 17 05:13 MINN Ellestad 39 yd field goal, 9-64 5:03, AFA 10 - MINN 20 01:03 AFA Soderberg 31 yd field goal, 20-67 4:10, AFA 13 - MINN 20

AFA MINNFIRST DOWNS 24 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 66-261 24-108PASSING YDS (NET) 125 219Passes Att-Comp-Int 17-10-0 29-20-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 83-386 53-327Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-52Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-90 3-89Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-39.5 4-47.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 2-15 8-69Possession Time 33:01 26:59Third-Down Conversions 12 of 21 4 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 1-6

RUSHING: Air Force Falcons-Clark 12-90; Tew 16-56; Warzeka 10-42; Jefferson 17-35; Stephens 5-23; Getz 1-7; Walker 4-5; Hunter 1-3. Minnesota Gophers-Eskridge 7-53; Bennett 7-27; Gray 2-15; Hoese 3-14; Weber, Adam 2-2; TEAM 3-minus 3.

PASSING: Air Force Falcons-Jefferson 10-17-0-125. Minnesota Gophers-Weber 20-29-0-219.

RECEIVING: Air Force Falcons-Warzeka 3-44; Fogler 2-56; Tew 1-8; Quintana 1-6; Cousins 1-5; Demerath 1-4; Clark 1-2. Minnesota Gophers-Decker 10-113; Stoudermire 3-34; Green 2-26; Hoese 2-19; Bennett 2-2; Tow-Arnett 1-25.

INTERCEPTIONS: Air Force Falcons-None. Minnesota Gophers-None.

FUMBLES: Air Force Falcons-Jefferson 2-1. Minnesota Gophers-Gray 1-1.

Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 50805Kickoff time: 6:07 pm End of Game: 9:11 pm Total elapsed time: 3:04

SACKS (UA-A): Air Force Falcons-Garland 1-0. Minnesota Gophers-Small 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Air Force Falcons-Morris 6-3; Wright 5-2; Moore 4-3; Garland 2-3; Hennessey 1-4; Davis 4-0; Lamendola 1-3; Adeiji-Paul 3-0; Hall 2-1; Ricketts 1-1; Wikstrom 1-0; Thomas 1-0; Morales 1-0. Minne-sota Gophers-Triplett 12-5; Campbell 6-5; Lawrence 7-3; Theret 4-5; Royston 7-1; McKinley 2-4; Collado 4-0; Jacobs 3-1; Rallis 3-1; Small 1-3; Brown 2-1; Simmons 2-1; Kirksey 2-1; Henderson 2-0; Moen 1-1; Thomas 1-0; Klitzke 1-0; Ellestad 0-1; Edwards 0-1.



Gm 3 No. 7/8 Cal 35, Minnesota 21SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALCalifornia 14 7 0 14 35Minnesota 0 14 7 0 21

Scoring Summary1st 09:51 CAL Best 33 yd run (D’Amato kick), 9-80 5:09, CAL 7 - MINN 0 07:09 CAL Best 2 yd run (D’Amato kick), 3-86 1:05, CAL 14 - MINN 02nd 14:52 MINN Decker 26 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 7-54 3:54, CAL 14 - MINN 7 03:47 CAL Best 27 yd run (D’Amato kick), 10-74 4:36, CAL 21 - MINN 7 00:40 MINN Decker 12 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 2-29 0:31, CAL 21 - MINN 143rd 00:29 MINN Gray 7 yd pass from Decker (Ellestad kick), 7-77 3:42, CAL 21 - MINN 214th 07:14 CAL Best 2 yd run (D’Amato kick), 8-72 3:45, CAL 28 - MINN 21 02:59 CAL Best 2 yd run (D’Amato kick), 8-44 4:02, CAL 35 - MINN 21

CAL MINNFIRST DOWNS 18 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-163 21-37PASSING YDS (NET) 252 233Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-16-0 34-22-3TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-415 55-270Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-10 2-8Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-58 4-91Interception Returns-Yards 3-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-41.7 7-42.1Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 4-45 3-34Possession Time 33:26 26:34Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 2-12

RUSHING: Cal-Best 26-131; Vereen 8-27; Ross 1-7; Sofele 1-2; Riley 6-1; TEAM 2-minus 5. Minnesota-Eskridge 7-21; Carpenter 2-17; Bennett 7-16; Gray 1-2; Weber 4-minus 19.

PASSING: Cal-Riley 16-25-0-252. Minnesota-Weber 21-32-3-226; Decker 1-2-0-7.

RECEIVING: Cal Bears-Tucker 3-78; Ross 3-73; Best 3-17; Boateng 2-30; Vereen 2-17; Miller 1-25; Curran 1-11; Jones 1-1. Minnesota-Decker 8-119; Green 3-39; Tow-Arnett 3-26; Stoudermire 3-19; Hoese 2-5; Carpenter 1-18; Gray 1-7; Bennett 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Cal-Mohamed 2-0; Hill 1-0. Minnesota-None.

FUMBLES: Cal-Thompson 1-0; Satchell 1-1; Riley 1-0. Minnesota-Carpenter 1-1.

Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 50805Kickoff time: 11:02 am End of Game: 2:20 Total elapsed time: 3:18

SACKS (UA-A): Cal-Alualu 2-0; Bishop 1-0. Minnesota-Small 1-0; Lawrence 0-1; Moen 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Cal-Thompson 6-2; Mohamed 7-0; Alualu 4-2; Ezeff 1-4; Holt 3-1; Kendricks 3-1; Hagan 3-0; Young 2-0; Campbell 2-0; Bishop 1-1; Johnson 0-2; Cattouse 1-0; Jordan 1-0; Amadi 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Conte 0-1. Minnesota-Triplett 7-3; Cooper 6-1; Theret 5-2; Campbell 5-2; Collado 4-2; Kirksey 3-2; Lawrence 3-2; Simmons 2-1; Brown 2-1; Moen 1-2; Edwards 1-1; Royston 1-1; Thomas 1-0; McKinley 1-0; Klitzke 1-0; Small 1-0; Green 1-0; Salamon 1-0; Carter 0-1; Hoese 0-1.

Gm 4 Minnesota 35, Northwestern 24SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALMinnesota 7 7 7 14 35Northwestern 3 7 14 0 24

Scoring Summary1st 12:49 MINN Bennett 1 yd run (Ellestad kick), 5-58 2:11, MINN 7 - NU 0 04:03 NU Demos 26 yd field goal, 19-76 8:46, MINN 7 - NU 32nd 07:44 MINN Bennett 3 yd run (Ellestad kick), 4-50 1:50, MINN 14 - NU 3 04:27 NU Fields 2 yd run (Demos kick), 10-75 3:17, MINN 14 - NU 103rd 07:16 MINN Decker 16 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 12-78 6:51, MINN 21 - NU 10 04:43 NU Brewer 24 yd pass from Kafka (Demos kick), 9-79 2:33, MINN 21 - NU 17 00:06 NU Mitchell 13 yd pass from Kafka (Demos kick), 11-79 4:02, MINN 21 - NU 244th 08:35 MINN Bennett 4 yd run (Ellestad kick), 13-83 6:31, MINN 28 - NU 24 01:43 MINN Decker 1 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 3-3 0:17, MINN 35 - NU 24

MINN NWFIRST DOWNS 22 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-166 29-64PASSING YDS (NET) 186 309Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-15-1 47-32-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-352 76-373Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-22 2-8Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-131 6-94Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-40.2 4-40.8Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2Penalties-Yards 1-14 3-15Possession Time 31:45 28:15Third-Down Conversions 8 of 14 9 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-39 1-8

RUSHING: Minnesota-Bennett 21-89; Gray 5-33; Whaley 5-31; Hoese 2-15; Eskridge 1-2; Weber 5-minus 1; TEAM 3-minus 3. Northwestern-Fields 9-43; Schmidt 6-20; Matthews 2-14; Kafka 12-minus 13.

PASSING: Minnesota-Weber 15-26-1-186. Northwestern-Kafka 32-47-1-309.

RECEIVING: Minnesota-Decker 8-84; Tow-Arnett 5-65; Green 2-37. Northwestern-Markshausen 6-70; Stewart 5-43; Fields 4-43; Mitchell 4-38; Dunsmore 4-37; Brewer 3-44; Schmidt 3-10; Fields 2-12; Ebert 1-12.

INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota-Royston 1-0. Northwestern-McManis 1-0.

FUMBLES: Minnesota-None. Northwestern-Kafka 2-2; Smith 1-0.

Stadium: Ryan Field Attendance: 22091Kickoff time: 11:01 am End of Game: 2:05 pm Total elapsed time: 3:04

SACKS (UA-A): Minnesota-Small 1-0; Jacobs 1-0; McKinley 1-0; Wilhite 1-0. Northwestern-Bryant 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Minnesota-Triplett 9-2; Lawrence 5-5; Campbell 5-4; Sherels 3-4; Cooper 3-3; Royston 3-2; Onwuachi 4-0; Small 4-0; McKinley 2-1; Theret 2-1; Wilhite 1-1; Simmons 1-1; Jacobs 1-0; Grant 1-0; Col-lado 1-0; Kuznia 1-0; Dandridge 1-0; Hoese 1-0; Brown 1-0; Singletary 1-0. Northwestern-Smith 6-3; Davie 4-5; McManis 2-7; Phillips 1-6; Peters 4-1; Mabin 3-2; Johnson 2-3; Browne 0-5; Williams 3-1; Bryant 2-2;Wootton 1-1; Hahn 1-1; Thomas 0-2; McNaul 0-2; Demos 1-0; Flaherty 1-0; Dugar 1-0; Brown 1-0; Williams, 0-1.



Gm 5 Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 28SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALWisconsin 7 3 7 14 31Minnesota 10 3 0 15 28

Scoring Summary1st 09:04 WIS Clay 2 yd run (Welch kick), 9-59 4:23, WIS 7 - MINN 0 02:54 MINN Ellestad 28 yd field goal, 12-56 6:10, WIS 7 - MINN 3 01:26 MINN Decker 11 yd pass from Weber (Ellestad kick), 2-11 0:41, WIS 7 - MINN 102nd 11:27 WIS Welch 39 yd field goal, 13-56 4:59, WIS 10 - MINN 10 02:26 MINN Ellestad 20 yd field goal, 12-76 5:35, WIS 10 - MINN 133rd 04:33 WIS Clay 1 yd run (Welch kick), 9-70 3:39, WIS 17 - MINN 134th 11:51 WIS Kendricks 5 yd pass from Tolzien (Welch kick), 13-85 6:03, WIS 24 - MINN 13 06:50 MINN Sherels 88 yd fumble recovery (McKnight pass from Weber), WIS 24 - MINN 21 03:00 WIS Clay 1 yd run (Welch kick), 8-74 3:50, WIS 31 - MINN 21 02:13 MINN Bennett 1 yd run (Ellestad kick), 3-80 0:47, WIS 31 - MINN 28

MINN UWFIRST DOWNS 22 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 49-295 28-57PASSING YDS (NET) 159 271Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-16-1 30-16-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-454 58-328Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-88Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-65 5-148Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-25Punts (Number-Avg) 3-45.0 3-42.3Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-2Penalties-Yards 5-36 9-75Possession Time 34:41 25:19Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 6 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-42 0-0

RUSHING: Wisconsin Badgers-Clay 32-184; Tolzien 5-65; Brown 6-39; Ball 4-5; Gilreath 1-4; Team 1-minus 2. Minnesota-Eskridge 14-60; Bennett 2-20; Lair 1-8; Gray 1-4; Whaley 2-3; Hoese 1-1; Green 1-minus 3; Pittman 1-minus 9; Weber 5-minus 27.

PASSING: Wisconsin Badgers-Tolzien 16-26-1-159. Minnesota-Weber 16-30-1-271.

RECEIVING: Wisconsin Badgers-Graham 7-68; Toon 4-33; Kendricks 2-30; Anderson 2-19; Moore 1-9. Minnesota-Decker 8-140; Stoudermire 3-46; Eskridge 2-10; Tow-Arnett 1-38; Carpenter 1-25; Bennett 1-12.

INTERCEPTIONS: Wisconsin Badgers-Butrym 1-0. Minnesota-Triplett 1-25.

FUMBLES: Wisconsin Badgers-Brown 1-1; Tolzien 1-1. Minnesota-Bennett 1-1; Weber 1-1.


SACKS (UA-A): Wisconsin Badgers-Schofield 2-0; Nzegwu 2-0; Butrym 0-1; Borland 0-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Wisconsin Badgers-Fenelus 8-1; Schofield 5-1; Smith 5-1; Valai 3-3; Taylor 3-2; Nzegwu 3-1; Watt 2-2; Butrym 1-3; Maragos 2-0; St. Jean 1-1; McFadden 1-1; Hampton 1-0; Henry 1-0; Tolzien 1-0; Sorensen 1-0; Hartmann 0-1; Borland 0-1. Minnesota-Campbell 8-5; Royston 5-6; Triplett 7-2; Lawrence 5-4; Theret 3-4; Sherels 3-2; Cooper 1-3; Brown 2-1; Simmons 1-2; Salamon 2-0; Small 1-1; Jacobs 0-2; Tinsley 0-2; Henderson 0-2; Onwuachi 1-0; Klitzke 1-0; Collado 1-0; Hoese 0-1; Tow-Arnett 0-1; Carpenter 0-1; Moen 0-1.0-1.

Gm 6 Minnesota 35, Purdue 20SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALPurdue 10 3 0 7 20Minnesota 0 14 21 0 35

Scoring Summary1st 07:36 PUR Wiggs 43 yd field goal, 14-68 4:50, PUR 3 - MINN 0 04:32 PUR Valentin 3 yd pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick), 8-54 2:18, PUR 10 - MINN 02nd 06:29 MINN Eskridge 1 yd run (Ellestad kick), 8-84 3:57, PUR 10 - MINN 7 04:36 MINN Eskridge 1 yd run (Ellestad kick), 2-2 0:38, PUR 10 - MINN 14 01:40 PUR Wiggs 40 yd field goal, 7-41 2:56, PUR 13 - MINN 143rd 12:32 MINN Weber 2 yd run (Ellestad kick), 2-30 0:52, PUR 13 - MINN 21 10:10 MINN Whaley 1 yd run (Ellestad kick), 5-31 2:13, PUR 13 - MINN 28 05:38 MINN Simmons 47 yd blocked FG return (Ellestad kick), , PUR 13 - MINN 354th 12:58 PUR Smith 61 yd pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick), 5-80 1:22, PUR 20 - MINN 35

MINN PUFIRST DOWNS 23 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-103 44-207PASSING YDS (NET) 299 74Passes Att-Comp-Int 47-25-2 10-5-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-402 54-281Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-2 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-132 4-103Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 2-69Punts (Number-Avg) 2-26.0 5-37.8Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-0Penalties-Yards 5-35 4-45Possession Time 31:08 28:52Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 3 of 9Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-16 2-12

RUSHING: Purdue-Bolden 18-58; Elliott 10-49; Edison 1-minus 2; TEAM 1-minus 2. Minnesota-Whaley 8-79; Bennett 9-53; Eskridge 12-44; Weber 9-16; Hoese 3-8; Stoudermire 1-3; Allen 1-3; Gray 1-1.

PASSING: Purdue-Elliott 25-47-2-299. Minnesota-Weber 5-9-2-74; Gray 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Purdue-Valentin 8-80; Smith 7-126; Carlos 3-40; Adams 2-21; Lindsay 1-9; Bolden 1-8; Smith 1-6; Halliburton 1-5; Taylor 1-4. Minnesota-Decker 3-50; Tow-Arnett 2-24.

INTERCEPTIONS: Purdue-Carlino 1-0; Williams 1-0. Minnesota-Simmons 1-37; Campbell 1-32.

FUMBLES: Purdue-Carlos 1-1. Minnesota-Weber 3-0.


SACKS (UA-A): Purdue-Kerrigan 2-0; Neal 1-0. Minnesota-Jacobs 1-0; Cooper 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Purdue-Werner 7-2; Carlino 5-2; Kerrigan 4-2; Williams 4-1; Evans 4-0; Neal 3-1; Short 3-1; Mclean 2-2; Brown 1-2; King 2-0; Holland 0-2; Elliott 1-0; Greaves 1-0; Beckford 1-0; Maci 1-0; Reckman 1-0; Mondek 0-1. Minnesota-Campbell 6-5; Cooper 5-5; Sherels 5-4; Lawrence 5-1; Theret 4-2; Simmons 2-3; Triplett 2-3; Brown 3-0; Collado 3-0; Jacobs 2-1; Stoudermire 2-0; Royston 1-1; Small 1-0; Kirksey 1-0; Moen 1-0; Carter 1-0; Thomas 0-1; Kuznia 0-1; Salamon 0-1; Hoese 0-1; Onwuachi 0-1.


MINNESOTA at OHIO STATEMINNESOTA FOOTBALL NOTES • GAME 8

Gm 7 Penn State 20, Minnesota 0SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TOTALMinnesota 0 0 0 0 0Penn State 3 10 7 0 20

Scoring Summary1st 08:08 PSU Wagner 47 yd field goal, 6-32 2:44, MINN 0 - PSU 32nd 14:55 PSU Wagner 27 yd field goal, 12-70 4:52, MINN 0 - PSU 6 00:35 PSU Moye 12 yd pass from Clark (Wagner kick), 12-91 5:46, MINN 0 - PSU 133rd 01:41 PSU Clark 1 yd run (Wagner kick), 13-85 7:56, MINN 0 - PSU 20

MINN PSUFIRST DOWNS 7 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 18-37 43-177PASSING YDS (NET) 101 287Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-10-1 32-21-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 40-138 75-464Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-10Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-45 1-19Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-49.8 3-30.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-40 9-76Possession Time 18:01 41:59Third-Down Conversions 3 of 11 11 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-11

RUSHING: Minnesota-Whaley 6-11; Weber 4-10; Bennett 4-9; Hoese 1-4; Eskridge 3-3. Penn State-Royster, Evan 23-137; Beachum 4-20; Clark 8-8; Powell 1-5; Suhey 2-4; Smith 1-3; Green 4-0.

PASSING: Minnesota-Weber 10-22-1-101. Penn State-Clark 21-32-0-287.

RECEIVING: Minnesota-Tow-Arnett 3-26; Bennett 3-18; Green 2-10; Decker 1-42; Stoudermire 1-5. Penn State-Moye 6-120; Zug 5-52; Quarless 3-35; Shuler 2-27; Powell 2-24; Royster 2-23; Suhey 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Minnesota-None. Penn State-Hull 1-0.

FUMBLES: Minnesota-None. Penn State-None.

Stadium: Beaver Stadium Attendance: 107981Kickoff time: 3:32 pm End of Game: 6:37 pm Total elapsed time: 3:05

SACKS (UA-A): Minnesota-None. Penn State-Odrick, Jared 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Minnesota-Campbell 4-9; Royston 5-6; Triplett 2-8; Sherels 6-3; Theret 6-0; Cooper 2-4; Jacobs 2-3; Lawrence 2-2; Simmons 3-0; Sharpe 1-2; Moen 1-1; Tinsley 0-2; Brown 0-2; Small 0-2; Kirksey 0-2; Onwuachi 1-0; Carter 1-0; Reeves 0-1; Klitzke 0-1; Hoese 0-1; McKinley 0-1; Johnson 0-1; Edwards 0-1. Penn State-Bowman 4-4; Hull 1-5; Wallace 2-2; Odrick 1-3; Ogbu 1-2; Crawford 0-3; Lynn 2-0; Lee 1-1; Colasanti 1-0; Morris 1-0; Beachum 1-0; Stupar 1-0; Hayes 1-0; Latimore 0-1; Gbadyu 0-1; Hill 0-1; Jeffries 0-1; Dailey 0-1; Sukay 0-1.



2009 RESULTS/ATTENDANCEDate Opponent W/L Score Site Attend.Sep 05, 2009 at Syracuse W 23-20 (OT) Syracuse, N.Y. 48617Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE W 20-13 TCF Bank Stadium 50805Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA L 21-35 TCF Bank Stadium 50805Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern* W 35-24 Evanston, Ill. 22091Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN* L 28-31 TCF Bank Stadium 50805Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE* W 35-20 TCF Bank Stadium 50805Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State* L 0-20 State College, Pa. 107981Oct 24, 2009 at Ohio State*Oct 31, 2009 MICHIGAN STATE*Nov 07, 2009 ILLINOIS*Nov 14, 2009 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE*Nov 21, 2009 at Iowa** indicates conference game

TEAM STATISTICS MINNESOTA OpponentsSCORING 162 163 Points Per Game 23.1 23.3FIRST DOWNS 102 146 Rushing 38 61 Passing 60 77 Penalty 4 8RUSHING YARDAGE 724 1153 Yards gained rushing 880 1328 Yards lost rushing 156 175 Rushing Attempts 209 295 Average Per Rush 3.5 3.9 Average Per Game 103.4 164.7 TDs Rushing 10 11PASSING YARDAGE 1332 1598 Comp-Att-Int 107-193-9 139-225-5 Average Per Pass 6.9 7.1 Average Per Catch 12.4 11.5 Average Per Game 190.3 228.3 TDs Passing 7 8TOTAL OFFENSE 2056 2751 Total Plays 402 520 Average Per Play 5.1 5.3 Average Per Game 293.7 393.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-747 29-612PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-57 13-46INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-94 9-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.8 21.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 3.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 8-5 13-8PENALTIES-Yards 40-338 36-290 Average Per Game 48.3 41.4PUNTS-Yards 34-1472 30-1215 Average Per Punt 43.3 40.5 Net punt average 40.8 35.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 26:43 33:173RD-DOWN Conversions 33/88 56/110 3rd-Down Pct 38% 51%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/6 4/7 4th-Down Pct 17% 57%SACKS BY-Yards 12-88 16-110MISC YARDS 79 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 20 19FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-8 10-13ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES 22-26 85% 18-20 90%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 16-26 62% 13-20 65%PAT-ATTEMPTS 19-19 100% 19-19 100%ATTENDANCE 203220 178689 Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMinnesota 34 38 38 49 3 162Opponents 47 43 35 38 0 163

2009 STATISTICS RECORD: 4-2 (HOME 2-2, ROAD 2-0, NEUTRAL 0-0); BIG TEN: 2-1 (HOME 1-1; ROAD 1-0)

RUSHINGPlayer GP Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long YPGBennett, Duane 7 66 303 11 292 4.4 5 29 41.7Eskridge, DeLeon 7 52 220 8 212 4.1 3 25 30.3Whaley, Kevin 5 22 133 9 124 5.6 1 28 24.8Gray, MarQueis 7 10 56 1 55 5.5 0 18 7.9Hoese, Jon 7 12 52 0 52 4.3 0 10 7.4Carpenter, Hayo 5 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 11 3.4Lair, Eric 6 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 1.3Stoudermire, Troy 7 3 12 6 6 2.0 0 9 0.9Allen, Bryant 6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.5Green, Brandon 7 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.4TEAM 2 6 0 6 -6 -1.0 0 0 -3.0Pittman, David 1 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 0 -9.0Weber, Adam 7 32 76 103 -27 -0.8 1 10 -3.9Total.......... 7 209 880 156 724 3.5 10 29 103.4Opponents...... 7 295 1328 175 1153 3.9 11 47 164.7

PASSINGPlayer G Effic. Att-Cmp-Int Pct. Yards TD Long Avg/GWeber, Adam 7 115.32 106-190-9 55.8 1325 6 53 189.3Decker, Eric 7 244.40 1-2-0 50.0 7 1 7 1.0Gray, MarQueis 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... 7 116.06 107-193-9 55.4 1332 7 53 190.3Opponents...... 7 128.73 139-225-5 61.8 1598 8 61 228.3

RECEIVINGPlayer G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GDecker, Eric 7 47 731 15.6 5 53 104.4Tow-Arnett, Nick 7 16 216 13.5 0 38 30.9Stoudermire, Troy 7 14 126 9.0 1 19 18.0Green, Brandon 7 12 140 11.7 0 27 20.0Bennett, Duane 7 9 35 3.9 0 12 5.0Hoese, Jon 7 4 24 6.0 0 13 3.4Carpenter, Hayo 5 2 43 21.5 0 25 8.6Eskridge, DeLeon 7 2 10 5.0 0 13 1.4Gray, MarQueis 7 1 7 7.0 1 7 1.0Total.......... 7 107 1332 12.4 7 53 190.3Opponents...... 7 139 1598 11.5 8 61 228.3

TOTAL OFFENSEPlayer G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GWeber, Adam 7 222 -27 1325 1298 185.4Bennett, Duane 7 66 292 0 292 41.7Eskridge, DeLeon 7 52 212 0 212 30.3Whaley, Kevin 5 22 124 0 124 24.8Gray, MarQueis 7 11 55 0 55 7.9Hoese, Jon 7 12 52 0 52 7.4Carpenter, Hayo 5 2 17 0 17 3.4Lair, Eric 6 1 8 0 8 1.3Decker, Eric 7 2 0 7 7 1.0Stoudermire, Troy 7 3 6 0 6 0.9Allen, Bryant 6 1 3 0 3 0.5Green, Brandon 7 1 -3 0 -3 -0.4TEAM 2 6 -6 0 -6 -3.0Pittman, David 1 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0Total.......... 7 402 724 1332 2056 293.7Opponents...... 7 520 1153 1598 2751 393.0



SCORING |----------------------PATs-----------------------|Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts.Ellestad, Eric 0 7-8 19-19 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 40Bennett, Duane 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Decker, Eric 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Eskridge, DeLeon 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Gray, MarQueis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Whaley, Kevin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Stoudermire, Troy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Weber, Adam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 6Simmons, Traye 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Triplett, Nate 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Sherels, Marcus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6McKnight, Da’Jon 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2Total.......... 20 7-8 19-19 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 162Opponents...... 17 8-10 17-17 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 143

PUNT RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongAllen, Bryant 2 30 15.0 0 22Sherels, Marcus 1 27 27.0 0 27Total.......... 3 57 19.0 0 27Opponents...... 12 36 3.0 0 10

KICKOFF RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongStoudermire, Troy 23 611 26.6 0 54Thomas, Jay 3 48 16.0 0 21Carpenter, Hayo 3 88 29.3 0 41Total.......... 29 747 25.8 0 54Opponents...... 29 612 21.1 0 79

INTERCEPTION RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongTriplett, Nate 2 25 12.5 0 25Simmons, Traye 1 37 37.0 0 37Royston, Kim 1 0 0.0 0 0Campbell, Lee 1 32 32.0 0 32Total.......... 5 94 18.8 0 37Opponents...... 9 0 0.0 0 0

FUMBLE RETURNSPlayer No. Yds Avg TD LongSherels, Marcus 1 88 88.0 1 88Triplett, Nate 1 52 52.0 1 52Simmons, Traye 0 0 0.0 1 0Total.......... 2 140 70.0 3 88Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

ALL-PURPOSE YARDAGEPlayer G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GStoudermire, Troy 7 6 126 0 611 0 743 106.1Decker, Eric 7 0 731 0 0 0 731 104.4Bennett, Duane 7 292 35 0 0 0 327 46.7Eskridge, DeLeon 7 212 10 0 0 0 222 31.7Tow-Arnett, Nick 7 0 216 0 0 0 216 30.9Carpenter, Hayo 5 17 43 0 88 0 148 29.6Green, Brandon 7 -3 140 0 0 0 137 19.6Whaley, Kevin 5 124 0 0 0 0 124 24.8Hoese, Jon 7 52 24 0 0 0 76 10.9Gray, MarQueis 7 55 7 0 0 0 62 8.9Thomas, Jay 7 0 0 0 48 0 48 6.9Simmons, Traye 7 0 0 0 0 37 37 5.3Allen, Bryant 6 3 0 30 0 0 33 5.5Campbell, Lee 7 0 0 0 0 32 32 4.6Sherels, Marcus 5 0 0 27 0 0 27 5.4Triplett, Nate 7 0 0 0 0 25 25 3.6Lair, Eric 6 8 0 0 0 0 8 1.3TEAM 2 -6 0 0 0 0 -6 -3.0Pittman, David 1 -9 0 0 0 0 -9 -9.0Weber, Adam 7 -27 0 0 0 0 -27 -3.9Total.......... 7 724 1332 57 747 94 2954 422.0Opponents...... 7 1153 1598 46 612 0 3409 487.0

PUNTINGPlayer No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdHaudan, Blake 25 1071 42.8 56 1 10 10 0Orseske, Dan 9 401 44.6 53 1 2 3 0Total.......... 34 1472 43.3 56 2 12 13 0Opponents...... 30 1215 40.5 60 5 9 14 1

KICKOFFSPlayer No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnEllestad, Eric 33 2079 63.0 4 0 Total.......... 33 2079 63.0 4 0 612 42.0 27Opponents...... 35 2222 63.5 5 1 747 39.3 30

FIELD GOALSPlayer FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg BlkEllestad, Eric 7-8 87.5 0-0 4-4 3-3 0-1 0-0 39 1

FIELD GOAL SEQUENCE Minnesota OpponentsSyracuse (26),47,(26),(35) (23),(42)Air Force (34),(39) (20),(31)California -- 47Northwestern -- (26)Wisconsin (28), (20) (39)Purdue -- (43), (40), 38Penn State -- (47), (27), 49Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.



DEFENSIVE STATISTICSPlayer GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks Int-Yds PBU FR FF Blk Saf30 Campbell, Lee 7-7 45 32 77 8.0-14 0.5-3 1-32 3 . . 1 .32 Triplett, Nate 7-7 44 27 71 4.0-9 . 2-25 4 2-52 . . .21 Lawrence, Simoni 7-7 33 21 54 3.5-13 1.0-10 . 2 . 1 . .27 Theret, Kyle 7-7 29 16 45 0.5-0 . . 3 . . . .3 Royston, Kim 7-7 22 19 41 0.5-1 . 1-0 2 . . . .4 Cooper, Keanon 7-0 17 17 34 2.5-9 1.0-3 . . . 1 1 .24 Sherels, Marcus 5-5 18 14 32 . . . 4 1-88 . . .15 Simmons, Traye 7-7 13 10 23 1.0-3 . 1-37 4 . . . .98 Small, Eric 7-7 11 6 17 3.5-19 3.0-19 . 1 . 1 . .97 Jacobs, Anthony 7-3 9 7 16 4.0-28 2.0-20 . . . . . .2 Collado, Ryan 7-2 14 2 16 1.0-4 . . . . . . .99 Brown, Garrett 7-7 10 5 15 . . . . . 1 . .96 Kirksey, Brandon 6-1 7 5 12 3.0-11 . . . . 1 . .55 McKinley, Cedric 5-4 5 7 12 3.5-14 1.0-9 . 1 2-0 1 . .89 Moen, Barrett 7-7 4 5 9 2.5-8 0.5-5 . 1 . . . .93 Onwuachi, Derrick 4-0 6 1 7 . . . 3 . . . .45 Klitzke, Bryan 7-0 4 3 7 . . . . 1-0 . . .26 Rallis, Mike 3-0 5 1 6 . . . . . 1 . .90 Henderson, Raymond 7-0 4 2 6 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . . . .33 Sharpe, Rex 7-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . .35 Hoese, Jon 7-5 1 4 5 . . . . . . . .29 Salamon, Shady 6-0 3 1 4 . . . . . . . .68 Edwards, Jewhan 7-1 1 3 4 0.5-1 . . . . . . .20 Thomas, Jay 7-0 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .51 Tinsley, Gary 7-0 . 4 4 . . . . . . . .1 Carter, Michael 7-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . .95 Wilhite, D.L. 6-0 2 1 3 2.0-16 2.0-16 . . 1-0 1 . .37 Ellestad, Eric 7-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .11 Stoudermire, Troy 7-5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .16 Kuznia, Ben 7-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .25 Dandridge, Tim 5-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .5 Johnson, Johnny 5-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .31 Singletary, Marcus 5-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .43 Grant, Ryan 6-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .1 Green, Brandon 7-3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .4 Carpenter, Hayo 5-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .48 Tow-Arnett, Nick 7-7 . 1 1 . . . . 1-0 . . .8 Reeves, Spencer 5-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . .85 Lair, Eric 6-0 . . . . . . 1 . . . .Total.......... 7-0 322 224 546 41-153 12-88 5-94 29 8-140 8 2 .Opponents...... 7-0 235 158 393 37.0-159 16-110 9-0 26 5-0 6 1 .



2009 MINNESOTA FOOTBALL STATISTICSTEAM GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON (MINNESOTA/OPPONENT)Opponent Score 1st Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Rushes-Yds C-A-I Pass Yds Total Plays-Yds Return Yds TOsSyracuse 23-20 16/15 5/7 10/6 1/2 32-112/34-90 19-42-1/19-31-1 248/167 74-360/65-257 167/168 2/2AIR FORCE 20-13 14/24 3/18 11/5 0/1 24-108/66-261 20-29-0/10-17-0 219/125 53-327/83-386 141/90 1/1CALIFORNIA 21-35 14/18 2/8 11/10 1/0 21-37/44-163 22-34-3/16-25-0 233/252 55-270/69-415 99/68 4/1Northwestern 35-24 22/23 12/2 10/20 0/1 42-166/29-64 15-26-1/32-47-1 186/309 68-352/76-373 153/102 1/3WISCONSIN 28-31 15/22 4/11 11/10 0/1 28-57/49-295 16-30-1/16-26-1 271/159 58-328/75-454 261/67 3/3PURDUE 35-20 14/23 10/9 3/12 1/2 44-207/30-103 5-10-2/25-47-2 74/299 54-281/77-402 172/134 2/3Penn State 0-20 7/21 2/6 4/14 1/1 18-37/43-177 10-22-1/21-32-0 101/287 40-138/75-464 45/29 1/0

Opponent 3rd Down 4th Down Time Poss Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Punting Penalty YdsSyracuse 5-17/1-12 0-1/0-0 29:31/30:29 0:58 3.5/2.6 5.9/5.4 4.9/4.0 5-42.6/8-45.9 10-61/8-68 AIR FORCE 4-11/12-21 0-0/2-3 26:59/33:01 -6:02 4.5/4.0 7.6/7.4 6.2/4.7 4-47.0/4-39.5 8-69/2-15 CALIFORNIA 4-12/7-15 0-1/1-1 26:34/33:26 -6:52 1.8/3.7 6.9/10.1 4.9/6.0 7-42.1/6-41.7 3-34/4-45 Northwestern 8-14/9-17 0-2/1-1 31:45/28:15 3:30 4.0/2.2 7.2/6.6 5.2/4.9 4-40.2/4-40.8 1-14/3-15 WISCONSIN 6-14/8-13 1-1/0-0 25:19/34:41 -9:22 2.0/6.0 9.0/6.1 5.7/6.1 3-42.3/3-45.0 9-75/5-36 PURDUE 3-9/8-15 0-0/0-2 28:52/31:08 -2:16 4.7/3.4 7.4/6.4 5.2/5.2 5-37.8/2-26.0 4-45/5-35Penn State 3-11/11-17 0-1/0-0 18:01/41:59 -23:58 2.1/4.1 4.6/9.0 3.5/6.2 6-49.8/3-30.0 5-40/9-76

MINNESOTA RED ZONE EFFICIENCY Times in TimesOpponent Score Red Zone Scored Pct. TDs Rush TD Pass TD FG at Syracuse 23-20 5 5 1.000 2 1 1 3AIR FORCE 20-13 2 2 1.000 1 1 0 1CALIFORNIA 21-35 2 2 1.000 2 0 2 0 at Northwestern 35-24 6 5 .833 5 3 2 0WISCONSIN 28-31 5 4 .800 2 1 1 2PURDUE 35-20 5 4 .800 4 4 0 0 at Penn State 0-20 1 0 .000 0 0 0 26 22 .846 16 10 6 6

OPPONENTS’ RED ZONE EFFICIENCY Times in TimesOpponent Score Red Zone Scored Pct. TDs Rush TD Pass TD FG at Syracuse 20-23 3 2 .667 1 1 0 1AIR FORCE 13-20 3 2 .667 0 0 0 2CALIFORNIA 35-21 3 3 1.000 3 3 0 0at Northwestern 24-35 3 3 1.000 2 1 1 1WISCONSIN 28-31 4 4 1.000 4 3 1 0PURDUE 20-35 1 1 1.000 1 0 1 0at Penn State 0-20 3 3 1.000 2 1 1 1Totals 20 18 .900 13 9 4 5

2009 MINNESOTA FOOTBALL STARTERSSTARTING LINEUPS - OFFENSEOpponent WR WR/TE TE LT LG C RG RT QB RB/WR FB/WRat Syracuse Decker Stoudermire Tow-Arnett Stommes Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Carufel Wills Weber Bennett Hoese Air Force Decker Green Tow-Arnett Alford Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Carufel Wills Weber Bennett HoeseCalifornia Decker Gray Tow-Arnett Alford Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Carufel Wills Weber Stoudermire Hoeseat Northwestern Decker Green Tow-Arnett Stommes Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Burris Wills Weber Bennett HoeseWISCONSIN Decker Green Tow-Arnett Stommes Bunders J. Tow-Arnett Carufel Wills Weber Bennett Stoudermire PURDUE Decker Green Tow-Arnett Alford Bunders Davis Carufel Wills Weber Bennett Stoudermireat Penn State Decker Hughes Tow-Arnett Stommes Bunders Burris Carufel Wills Weber Whaley Hoese

STARTING LINEUPS - DEFENSEOpponent DE DT DT DE WLB MLB SLB CB SAF SAF CBat Syracuse Moen Brown Small McKinley Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston SherelsAir Force Moen Brown Small McKinley Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston ColladoCalifornia Moen Brown Small McKinley Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston Colladoat Northwestern Moen Brown Small McKinley Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston SherelsWISCONSIN Moen Brown Small Jacobs Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston SherelsPURDUE Moen Brown Small Jacobs Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston Sherelsat Penn State Moen Brown Small Jacobs Triplett Campbell Lawrence Simmons Theret Royston Sherels



INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS - OFFENSE#1 BRANDON GREEN - WR |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 3 28 0 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 0 0 0 0 2 26 0 21 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 0 3 39 0 17 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 0 0 0 0 2 37 0 27 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 13 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Totals 1 -3 0 0 12 140 0 27 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137

#7 ERIC DECKER - WR |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 9 183 0 53 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 0 0 0 0 10 113 0 26 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 0 8 119 2 26 1-2-0 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 0 0 0 0 8 84 2 21 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 8 140 1 40 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 0 0 0 0 3 50 0 47 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 0 0 0 0 1 42 0 42 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Totals 0 0 0 0 47 731 5 53 1-2-0 7 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 731

#8 ADAM WEBER - QB |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 3 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 19-42-1 248 1 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 20-29-0 219 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 4 -19 0 1 0 0 0 0 21-32-3 226 2 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -19Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 5 -1 0 3 0 0 0 0 15-26-1 186 2 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 5 -27 0 6 0 0 0 0 16-30-1 271 1 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -27Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 9 16 1 9 0 0 0 0 5-9-2 74 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 4 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 10-22-1 101 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Totals 32 -27 1 10 0 0 0 0 106-190-9 1325 6 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -27

#11 TROY STOUDERMIRE - WR |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 2 3 0 9 4 22 1 9 0-0-0 0 0 0 5 140 0 54 0 0 0 0 165Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 0 0 0 0 3 34 0 19 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 62 0 36 0 0 0 0 96Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 0 3 19 0 13 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 29 0 22 0 0 0 0 48Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 4 111 0 37 0 0 0 0 111Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 3 46 0 17 0-0-0 0 0 0 4 138 0 41 0 0 0 0 184Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 3 86 0 44 0 0 0 0 89Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 0-0-0 0 0 0 3 45 0 19 0 0 0 0 50 Totals 3 6 0 9 14 126 1 19 0-0-0 0 0 0 23 611 0 54 0 0 0 0 743

#22 DUANE BENNETT - RB |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 16 78 1 16 2 3 0 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 7 27 0 7 2 2 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 7 16 0 9 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 21 89 3 13 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 2 20 1 19 1 12 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 9 53 0 29 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 4 9 0 5 3 18 0 9 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Totals 66 292 5 29 9 35 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 327

#48 NICK TOW-ARNETT - TE |---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| allDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg purpSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 25 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 0 0 0 0 3 26 0 14 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26Sep 26, 2009 at N’western 0 0 0 0 5 65 0 20 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 38 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 0 0 0 0 2 24 0 13 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 0 0 0 0 3 26 0 12 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Totals 0 0 0 0 16 216 0 38 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 216



INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS - DEFENSE#21 SIMONI LAWRENCE - LB |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 6 4 10 1.0-5 0.5-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 3 2 5 1.0-6 0.5-6 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 5 5 10 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 5 4 9 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 2 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 21 54 3.5-13 1.0-10 1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

#27 KYLE THERET - DB |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 6 4 10 1.0-5 0.5-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 3 2 5 1.0-6 0.5-6 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 5 5 10 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 3 4 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 4 2 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 6 0 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 16 45 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

#30 LEE CAMPBELL - LB |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 11 2 13 1.5-6 0.5-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 6 5 11 1.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 5 2 7 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 5 4 9 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 8 5 13 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 6 5 11 1.5-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-32 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 4 9 13 1.5-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 45 32 77 8.0-14 0.5-3 0 0-0 1-32 1 3 1 0-0 0 0 0 0

#32 NATE TRIPLETT - LB |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 5 4 9 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 12 5 17 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-52 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 6Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 7 3 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 9 2 11 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 7 2 9 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 1-0 1-25 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 2 3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 2 8 10 1.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 44 27 71 4.0-9 0.0-0 0 2-52 2-25 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 6

#98 ERIC SMALL - DT |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 1 3 4 1.0-6 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 1 0 1 1.0-1 1.0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 4 0 4 1.0-12 1.0-12 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 0 2 2 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 11 6 17 3.5-19 3.0-19 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0

#99 GARRETT BROWN - DT |---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 05, 2009 at Syracuse 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 12, 2009 AIR FORCE 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 19, 2009 CALIFORNIA 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2009 at Northwestern 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 03, 2009 WISCONSIN 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 10, 2009 PURDUE 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Oct 17, 2009 at Penn State 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 10 5 15 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0



THE LAST TIME ...MINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL GAME250+ yards rushing: 258, Laurence Maroney vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05200+ yards rushing: 206, Amir Pinnix vs. Michigan State, 11/12/05150+ yards rushing: 178, Amir Pinnix vs. Bowling Green, 9/1/07100+ yards rushing: 124, DeLeon Eskridge at Illinois, 10/11/082 players with 100+ yards rushing: 155, Alex Daniels and 114, Amir Pinnix at Kent State, 8/31/06200+ yards receiving: 228, Ryan Thelwell vs. Ball State, 9/14/96100+ yards receiving: 119, Eric Decker vs. California, 9/19/092 receivers with 100+ yards rcvg: 137, Logan Payne and 116, Ernie Wheelwright vs. Indiana, 11/4/0650+ yard rush play: 61, Duane Bennett vs. Northern Illinois, 8/30/0850+ yard pass play: 53, Adam Weber to Eric Decker at Syracuse, 9/5/0910 or more receptions: 10, Eric Decker vs. Air Force, 9/12/09300+ all-purpose yards: 333, Laurence Maroney vs. Purdue, 9/24/05200+ all-purpose yards: 290, Troy Stoudermire vs. Iowa, 11/22/08450+ yards passing: 478, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93400+ yards passing: 404, Cory Sauter vs. Michigan St., 10/21/95350+ yards passing: 378, Bryan Cupito vs. Indiana, 11/4/06300+ yards passing: 327, Adam Weber vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08Consecutive 300-yard passing gms: 2, Cory Sauter vs. Northwestern (303, 10/14/95) and Michigan St. (404, 10/21/95)Four or more TDs rushing: 4, Marion Barber III at Ohio, 9/13/03Three or more TDs rushing: 3, Duane Bennett at Northwestern, 9/26/09Two or more TDs rushing: 2, DeLeon Eskridge vs. Purdue, 10/10/09Five or more TDs receiving: 5, Omar Douglas vs. Purdue, 10/9/93Four or more TDs receiving: 4, Logan Payne vs. Temple, 9/16/06Three or more TDs receiving: 3, Ernie Wheelwright at Northwestern, 10/13/07Two or more TDs receiving: 2, Eric Decker at Northwestern, 9/26/09Six or more TDs passing: 6, Scott Eckers vs. Purdue, 10/9/93Five or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 10/13/07Four or more TDs passing: 5, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 10/13/07Three or more TDs passing: 3, Adam Weber at Wisconsin, 11/15/08Two or more TDs passing: 2, Adam Weber at Northwestern, 9/26/09500+ yds. total offense: 536, Tim Schade vs. Penn State, 9/4/93 (school record)400+ yds. total offense: 439, Adam Weber vs. Wisconsin, 11/17/07Five or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02Four or more field goals: 5, Dan Nystrom vs Arkansas, 12/30/02Three or more field goals: 3, Eric Ellestad at Syracuse, 9/5/09Two or more field goals: 2, Eric Ellestad vs. Wisconsin, 10/3/09Three or more interceptions: 3, Jeff Wright vs. Michigan St., 11/14/70Two or more interceptions: 2, Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern, 11/1/08Blocked punt: Dom Barber vs. Colorado State, 9/10/05Blocked punt return for TD: Alex Daniels vs. Colorado State, 9/10/05Blocked field goal: Lee Campbell vs. Purdue, 10/10/09Blocked FG return for TD: Traye Simmons vs. Purdue (47 yds.), 10/10/09Blocked PAT: Nathan Triplett vs. Montana State, 9/13/08PAT Return: Mario Reese at Wisconsin, 10/14/06Int. return for TD: Traye Simmons vs. Northwestern (23 yds.), 11/1/08Punt return for TD: Tellis Redmon vs. Northwestern (83 yds.), 10/28/00Kickoff return for TD: Jay Thomas (91 yds.) at Florida Atlantic, 9/15/07Fumble return for TD: Marcus Sherels (88 yds. - school record) vs. Wisconsin, 10/3/09Safety: UL-Monroe’s punt snap went out of end zone, 9/2/00Made 2-pt. conversion: Da’Jon McKnight pass from Adam Weber, vs. Wisconsin, 10/3/09Missed 2-pt. conversion: Adam Weber pass attempt failed at Iowa, 11/10/07Missed PAT: Joel Monroe at Illinois, 10/11/08

MINNESOTA TEAM100 points: 146 vs. Grinnell (W, 146-0), 10/22/190480 points: 81 vs. Butler (W, 81-0), 11/13/2660+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/0650+ points: 63 vs. Indiana (W, 63-26), 11/4/0640+ points: 48 vs. Northwestern (L, 48-49), 10/13/0740+ points: 42 at Bowling Green (W, 42-17), 9/6/08

30+ points: 35 vs. Purdue (W 35-20), 10/10/090 points: at Penn State (L, 0-20), 10/17/090 points in first half: at Penn State (L, 0-20), 10/17/09No TDs in first half: at Penn State (L, 0-20), 10/17/09No offensive TDs in first half: at Penn State (L, 0-20), 10/17/09400+ rushing yards: 411 vs. Wisconsin, 10/15/05300+ rushing yards: 306 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07200+ rushing yards: 239 at Northwestern, 10/13/07700+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04600+ total net yards: 704 vs. Toledo, 9/4/04500+ total net yards: 501 vs. Wisconsin, 11/17/07400+ total net yards: 441 vs. Florida Atlantic, 9/20/08

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME400+ yards passing: 462, Juice Williams, at Illinois, 10/11/08300+ yards passing: 309, Mike Kafka, at Northwestern, 9/26/09200+ yards passing: 287, Daryll Clark, Penn State, 10/17/09300+ yards rushing: 301, Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 11/23/02250+ yards rushing: 250, Zach Brown, Wisconsin, 11/17/07200+ yards rushing: 217, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/08150+ yards rushing: 184, John Clay, Wisconsin, 10/3/09100+ yards rushing: 137, Evan Royster, Penn State, 10/17/092 players with 100+ yards rushing: 203, R. Mendenhall, Illinois and 133, I. Williams, Illinois, 11/3/07Three or more TDs rushing: 3, John Clay, Wisconsin, 10/3/09150+ yards receiving: 181, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa, 11/22/08100+ yards receiving: 120, Derek Moye, Penn State, 10/17/0950+ yard rush play: 53, Mike Kafka, Northwestern, 11/1/0850+ yard pass play: 61, Joey Elliott to Keith Smith, Purdue, 10/10/09 (touchdown)Four+ field goals: 5, K.C. Lopata, Michigan, 11/8/08Blocked a punt: Chad Spann, Northern Illinois, 8/30/08Blocked a field goal: Anthony Perkins, Syracuse, 9/5/09Missed PAT: Trevor Cook, Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07Blocked PAT: Usama Young, Kent State, 8/31/06Made 2-pt. conversion: Tyler Sheehan to Marques Parks, Bowling Green, 9/1/07Missed 2-pt. conversion: Mike Kokal pass failed, Miami (Ohio), 9/8/07Punt return for TD: Nick Dugas (68 yds.), UL-Lafayette, 9/7/02Blocked punt ret. for TD: Kiel Beltinck (rec. in end zone), Michigan State, 11/11/06Kickoff return for TD: Demetrius Crawford, 100 yards, Montana St., 9/13/08Int. return for TD: Amari Spievey, 57 yards, Iowa, 11/22/08Fumble return for TD: Jack Ikeguonu (50 yds.), Wisconsin, 10/14/06Fumble recovered for TD: Richard Willock (rec. in end zone), Iowa, 11/23/96Safety: Mike Newkirk, Wisconsin, 11/15/08

OPPONENT TEAM400+ yards rushing: 448, at Illinois, 11/3/07300+ yards rushing: 325, Wisconsin, 11/17/07200+ yards rushing: 295, Wisconsin, 10/3/09< 100 yards rushing: 64, at Northwestern, 9/26/09400+ yards passing: 462, at Illinois, 10/11/08300+ yards passing: 309, at Northwestern, 9/26/09<100 yards passing: 96, Temple, 9/16/06600+ total net yards: 655, at Illinois, 11/3/07500+ total net yards: 550, at Illinois, 10/11/08400+ total net yards: 464, Penn State, 10/17/09300+ total net yards: 402, Purdue, 10/10/09< 200 total net yards: 157, Temple, 9/16/0660+ points: 63, Oklahoma, (W, 63-0), 9/20/8650+ points: 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/0840+ points: 55, Iowa (W, 55-0), 11/22/0830+ points: 31, Wisconsin (W, 31-28), 10/3/090 points: Temple, (L, 0-62), 9/16/06Safety: Wisconsin (two), (W 35-32), 11/15/08



THE START CHART Career GamesNo. Name Pos. Yr. Starts Played1 Brandon Green WR So. 8 191 Michael Carter DB Fr. 0 72 Ryan Collado CB Jr. 11 303 Kim Royston DB Jr. 7 74 Hayo Carpenter WR Jr. 0 54 Keanon Cooper LB Fr. 0 7 5 Johnny Johnson DB So. 0 155 MarQueis Gray QB Fr. 1 76 Kerry Lewis DB Fr. 0 06 Kevin Whaley RB Fr. 1 57 Eric Decker WR Sr. 33 438 Adam Weber QB Jr. 32 328 Spencer Reeves LB Fr. 0 59 David Pittman WR Sr. 1 1311 Troy Stoudermire WR So. 6 2012 Moses Alipate QB Fr. 0 013 Michael McKelton DB Sr. 0 1414 Damola Ogundipe DB Jr. 0 515 Traye Simmons CB Sr. 18 1916 Ben Kuznia WR Sr. 12 2417 Sam Maresh LB Fr. 0 018 R.J. Buckner RB Jr. 0 519 Adam Lueck QB Fr. 0 020 Jay Thomas RB Sr. 1 4121 Simoni Lawrence LB Sr. 12 2022 Duane Bennett RB So. 14 1923 DeLeon Eskridge RB So. 9 2024 Marcus Sherels CB Jr. 17 3325 Tim Dandridge DB So. 0 1726 Mike Rallis DB So. 1 1627 Kyle Theret DB Jr. 25 3128 Kenny Watkins DB Fr. 0 029 Shady Salamon RB So. 2 1830 Lee Campbell LB Sr. 31 4231 Marcus Singletary DB Sr. 0 632 Nathan Triplett LB Sr. 8 3333 Rex Sharpe LB Sr. 0 1834 Kyle Henderson DB So. 0 035 Jon Hoese FB Jr. 6 2536 Ben Haviland DB Fr. 0 036 Nick Rengel FB Fr. 0 037 Eric Ellestad K Jr. 0 737 Willie Schneider FB Fr. 0 038 Blake Haudan P Sr. 0 738 Nicholas Stommes DB Sr. 0 040 Nathan Tow-Arnett DB So. 0 041 Dan Orseske P Fr. 0 242 Logan U’u FB Sr. 0 443 David Schwerman K So. 0 043 Ryan Grant LB Fr. 0 644 Brent Singleton LB Fr. 0 044 Ed Cotton FB Fr. 0 046 Chris Severson DL Fr. 0 047 Ryan Coleman LS Jr. 0 2048 Bryan Klitzke DB So. 0 748 Nick Tow-Arnett TE Sr. 9 3349 Matt Garin DE Fr. 0 050 Patrick Sveum LB Sr. 0 051 Gary Tinsley LB So. 0 1452 Jeff Tow-Arnett OL Sr. 16 2553 D.J. Burris OL Jr. 22 2755 Cedric McKinley DE Sr. 4 17

Career GamesNo. Name Pos. Yr. Starts Played57 Aaron Hill LB Fr. 0 058 Ed Olson OL Fr. 0 059 Joey Balthazor LB Fr. 0 060 Ryan Wynn OL So. 13 1361 Trey Davis OL So. 6 1262 Zach Mottla OL Fr. 0 063 Andy Brinkhaus OL Jr. 0 064 Austin Hahn OL Fr. 0 066 Nedward Tavale OL Sr. 27 3467 David Stommes DL Fr. 0 068 Chris Bunders OL So. 10 1468 Jewhan Edwards DT So. 0 1969 Jacob Glickstein DL Fr. 0 071 Jeff Wills OL Jr. 7 773 Matt Carufel OL Jr. 6 6 74 Ryan Ruckdashel OL Sr. 0 2475 Brooks Michel OL Fr. 0 076 Dominic Alford OL Jr. 13 2778 Ryan Orton OL So. 6 1679 Matt Stommes OL Sr. 5 1780 Xzavian Brandon WR So. 0 481 Bryant Allen WR Fr. 0 682 A.J. Barker WR Fr. 0 083 Da’Jon McKnight WR So. 0 1684 Victor Keise WR Fr. 0 085 Eric Lair TE So. 0 1886 Ra’Shede Hageman TE Fr. 0 087 Sahr Ngekia WR Fr. 0 088 Collin McGarry TE Jr. 0 789 Barrett Moen DL Sr. 7 3090 Raymond Henderson DE Sr. 0 1791 Kendall Gregory-McGhee DE Fr. 0 092 Kyle Dykstra DL Fr. 0 093 Derrick Onwuachi DE Sr. 13 2594 Eric Jacques DL Fr. 0 095 D.L. Wilhite DE Fr. 0 696 Brandon Kirksey DT So. 0 1796 Curtis Hughes TE Jr. 1 1797 Anthony Jacobs DE So. 3 1798 Eric Small DT Sr. 25 3299 Garrett Brown DT Sr. 26 40



2009 MINNESOTA SUPERLATIVESMINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 21 Bennett, Duane at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Rushing 89 Bennett, Duane at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)TD Rushes 3 Bennett, Duane at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Long Rush 29 Bennett, Duane vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Pass attempts 42 Weber, Adam at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Pass completions 21 Weber, Adam vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Yards Passing 271 Weber, Adam vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)TD Passes 2 Weber, Adam vs California (Sep 19, 2009) Weber, Adam at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Long Pass 53 Weber, Adam at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Receptions 10 Decker, Eric vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Yards Receiving 183 Decker, Eric at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)TD Receptions 2 Decker, Eric vs California (Sep 19, 2009) Decker, Eric at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Long Reception 53 Decker, Eric at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Field Goals 3 Ellestad, Eric at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Long Field Goal 39 Ellestad, Eric vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Punts 7 Haudan, Blake vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Punting Avg 49.8 Haudan, Blake at Penn State (Oct 17, 2009)Long Punt 56 Haudan, Blake at Penn State (Oct 17, 2009)Long Punt Return 27 Sherels, Marcus at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Long Kickoff Return 54 Stoudermire, Troy at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Tackles 17 Triplett, Nate vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Sacks 1.0 Henderson, Raymond at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) Wilhite, D.L. at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) Small, Eric vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009) Small, Eric vs California (Sep 19, 2009) McKinley, Cedric at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Wilhite, D.L. at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Jacobs, Anthony at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Small, Eric at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Cooper, Keanon vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009) Jacobs, Anthony vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Tackles For Loss 2.5 Jacobs, Anthony vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Interceptions 1 Triplett, Nate at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) Royston, Kim at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Triplett, Nate vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009) Simmons, Traye vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009) Campbell, Lee vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)

MINNESOTA TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 44 vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Yards Rushing 207 vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Yards Per Rush 4.7 vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)TD Rushes 4 vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Pass attempts 42 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Pass completions 22 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Yards Passing 271 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Yards Per Pass 9.0 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)TD Passes 3 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Total Plays 74 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Total Offense 360 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Yards Per Play 6.2 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Points 35 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Sacks By 4 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)First Downs 22 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Penalties 10 at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Penalty Yards 75 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Turnovers 4 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Interceptions By 2 vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes 32 Clay, John, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Yards Rushing 184 Clay, John, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)TD Rushes 5 Best, Jahvid, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Long Rush 47 Tolzien, Scott, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Pass attempts 47 Kafka, Mike, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Elliott, Joey, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Pass completions 32 Kafka, Mike, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Passing 309 Kafka, Mike, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)TD Passes 2 Kafka, Mike, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Elliott, Joey, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Long Pass 61 Elliott, Joey, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Receptions 8 Valentin, Aaron, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Yards Receiving 126 Smith, Keith, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)TD Receptions 1 WILLIAMS, Mike, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) FOGLER, Kevin, vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009) Mitchell, B., at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Brewer, Andrew, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Kendricks, Lanc, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009) Valentin, Aaron, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009) Smith, Keith, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009) Moye, Derek at Penn State (Oct. 17, 2009)Long Reception 61 Smith, Keith, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Field Goals 2 LICHTENSTEIN, R, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009) SODERBERG, Erik, vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009) Wiggs, Carson, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009) Wagner, Collin, at Penn State (Oct 17, 2009)Long Field Goal 47 Wagner, Collin, at Penn State (Oct 17, 2009)Punts 8 LONG, Rob, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Punting Avg 50.5 Nortman, Brad, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Long Punt 60 Anger, Bryan, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Long Punt Return 10 Thompson, S., vs California (Sep 19, 2009) Astorino, Drew, at Penn State (Oct 17, 2009)Long Kickoff Return 79 JONES, Mike, at Syracuse (Sep 05, 2009)Tackles 9 MORRIS, Andre, vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009) Smith, Brendan, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) McManis, S., at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Davie, Quentin, at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) Fenelus, Antoni, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009) Werner, Jason, vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Sacks 2.0 Alualu, Tyson, vs California (Sep 19, 2009) Schofield, O’Br, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009) Nzegwu, Louis, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009) Kerrigan, R., vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Tackles For Loss 3.5 Schofield, O’Br, vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Interceptions 2 Mohamed, Mike, vs California (Sep 19, 2009)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes 66 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Yards Rushing 295 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)Yards Per Rush 6.0 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)TD Rushes 5 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Pass attempts 47 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Pass completions 32 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Passing 309 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009)Yards Per Pass 10.1 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)TD Passes 2 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Total Plays 83 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Total Offense 464 at Penn State (Oct 17, 2009)Yards Per Play 6.2 at Penn State (Oct 17, 2009)Points 35 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)Sacks By 5 vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009)First Downs 24 vs Air Force (Sep 12, 2009)Penalties 9 at Penn State (Oct 17, 2009)Penalty Yards 76 at Penn State (Oct 17, 2009)Turnovers 3 at Northwestern (Sep 26, 2009) vs Wisconsin Badgers (Oct 03, 2009) vs Purdue (Oct 10, 2009)Interceptions By 3 vs California (Sep 19, 2009)



2009 MINNESOTA SCORING DRIVES

2009 OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES

Time of TimeOpponent Plays-Yds Possession Qtr. Remaining Scoring PlaySyracuse 2-16 0:10 1 14:41 Duane Bennett 16-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Syracuse 4-43 1:13 1 11:48 Troy Stoudermire 7-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Syracuse 8-33 2:02 3 8:03 Eric Ellestad 26-yard field goalSyracuse 14-79 3:48 4 0:57 Eric Ellestad 26-yard field goalSyracuse 4-7 0:00 OT --- Eric Ellestad 35-yard field goalAir Force 10-65 3:52 1 4:45 Eric Ellestad 34-yard field goalAir Force 9-72 4:10 4 13:18 DeLeon Eskridge 7-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Air Force --- --- 4 11:45 Nate Triplett 52-yard fumble return (Eric Ellestad kick)Air Force 9-64 5:03 4 5:13 Eric Ellestad 39-yard field goalCal 7-54 3:54 2 14:52 Eric Decker 26-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Cal 2-29 0:31 2 0:40 Eric Decker 12-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Cal 7-77 3:42 3 0:29 MarQueis Gray 7-yard pass from Eric Decker (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 5-58 2:11 1 12:49 Duane Bennett 1-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 4-50 1:50 2 7:44 Duane Bennett 3-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 12-78 6:51 3 7:16 Eric Decker 16-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 13-83 6:31 4 8:35 Duane Bennett 4-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Northwestern 3-3 0:17 4 1:43 Eric Decker 1-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Wisconsin 12-56 6:10 1 2:54 Eric Ellestad 28-yard field goalWisconsin 2-11 0:41 1 1:26 Eric Decker 11-yard pass from Adam Weber (Eric Ellestad kick)Wisconsin 12-76 5:35 2 2:26 Eric Ellestad 20-yard field goalWisconsin --- --- 4 6:50 Marcus Sherels 88-yard fumble return (Eric Ellestad kick)WIsconsin 3-80 0:47 4 2:13 Duane Bennett 1-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Purdue 8-84 3:57 2 6:29 DeLeon Eskridge 1-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Purdue 2-2 0:38 2 4:36 DeLeon Eskridge 1-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Purdue 2-30 0:52 3 12:32 Adam Weber 2-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Purdue 5-31 2:13 3 10:10 Kevin Whaley 1-yard run (Eric Ellestad kick)Purdue --- --- 3 5:38 Traye Simmons 47-yard blocked field goal return (Eric Ellestad kick)

Time of TimeOpponent Plays-Yds Possession Qtr. Remaining Scoring PlaySyracuse 4-9 1:40 1 13:01 Ryan Lichtenstein 23-yard field goalSyracuse 6-63 1:53 1 0:32 Mike Williams 29-yard pass from Greg Paulus (Ryan Lichtenstein kick)Syracuse 8-34 3:18 2 7:26 Ryan Lichtenstein 42-yard field goalSyracuse 8-67 3:44 3 8:03 Delone Carter 1-yard run (Ryan Lichtenstein kick)Air Force 5-28 1:58 2 5:26 Erik Soderberg 20-yard field goalAir Force 8-76 2:10 3 2:28 Kevin Fogler 37-yard pass from Tim Jefferson (Erik Soderberg kick)Air Force 20-67 4:10 4 1:03 Erik Soderberg 31-yard field goalCal 9-80 5:09 1 9:51 Jahvid Best 33-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Cal 3-86 1:05 1 7:09 Jahvid Best 2-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Cal 10-74 4:36 2 3:47 Jahvid Best 27-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Cal 8-72 3:45 4 7:14 Jahvid Best 2-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Cal 8-44 4:02 4 2:59 Jahvid Best 2-yard run (Vince D’Amato kick)Northwestern 19-76 8:46 1 4:03 Stefan Demos 26-yard field goalNorthwestern 10-75 3:17 2 4:27 Arby Fields 2-yard run (Stefan Demos kick)Northwestern 9-79 2:33 3 4:43 Andrew Brewer 24-yard pass from Mike Kafka (Stefan Demos kick)Northwestern 11-79 4:02 3 0:06 Brendan Mitchell 13-yard pass from Mike Kafka (Stefan Demos kick)Wisconsin 9-59 4:23 1 9:04 John Clay 2-yard run (Philip Welch kick)Wisconsin 13-56 4:59 2 11:27 Philip Welch 39-yard field goalWisconsin 9-70 3:39 3 4:33 John Clay 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick)Wisconsin 13-85 7:03 4 11:51 Lance Kendricks 5-yard pass from Scott Tolzien (Philip Welch kick)Wisconsin 8-74 3:50 4 3:00 John Clay 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick)Purdue 14-68 4:50 1 7:36 Carson Wiggs 43-yard field goalPurdue 8-54 2:18 1 4:32 Aaron Valentin 3-yard pass from Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs kick)Purdue 7-41 2:56 2 1:40 Carson Wiggs 40-yard field goalPurdue 5-80 1:22 4 12:58 Keith Smith 61-yard pass from Joey Elliott (Carson Wiggs kick)Penn State 6-32 2:44 1 8:08 Collin Wagner 47-yard field goalPenn State 12-70 4:52 2 14:55 Collin Wagner 27-yard field goalPenn State 12-91 5:46 2 0:35 Derek Moye 12-yard pass (Collin Wagner kick)Penn State 13-85 7:56 3 1:41 Daryll Clark 1-yard run (Collin Wagner kick)



2009 MINNESOTA LONG PLAYS (20+ YARDS) Yards Type Player(s) Opponent *88 FR Sherels, Marcus Wisconsin Badgers 54 KR Stoudermire, Troy Syracuse 53 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse *52 FR Triplett, Nate Air Force *47 FGR Simmons, Traye Purdue 47 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Purdue 44 KR Stoudermire, Troy Purdue 42 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Penn State 41 KR Stoudermire, Troy Wisconsin Badgers 41 KR Carpenter, Hayo California 40 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Wisconsin Badgers 38 KR Stoudermire, Troy Wisconsin Badgers 38 Pass Tow-Arnett, Nick from Weber, Adam Wisconsin Badgers 38 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse 37 KR Stoudermire, Troy Northwestern 37 INT Simmons, Traye Purdue 36 KR Stoudermire, Troy Northwestern 36 KR Stoudermire, Troy Air Force 35 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Wisconsin Badgers 33 KR Stoudermire, Troy Wisconsin Badgers 32 INT Campbell, Lee Purdue 30 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse 29 Rush Bennett, Duane Purdue 28 Rush Whaley, Kevin Purdue 27 KR Stoudermire, Troy Syracuse 27 Pass Green, Brandon from Weber, Adam Northwestern 27 PR Sherels, Marcus Syracuse 27 KR Carpenter, Hayo Air Force 26 KR Stoudermire, Troy Wisconsin Badgers 26 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Air Force 26 KR Stoudermire, Troy Air Force *26 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam California 25 Rush Eskridge, DeLeon Air Force 25 Pass Tow-Arnett, Nick from Weber, Adam Air Force 25 Pass Carpenter, Hayo from Weber, Adam Wisconsin Badgers 25 INT Triplett, Nate Wisconsin Badgers 24 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam California 23 KR Stoudermire, Troy Syracuse 23 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam California 23 KR Stoudermire, Troy Northwestern 23 KR Stoudermire, Troy Purdue 22 PR Allen, Bryant Northwestern 22 KR Stoudermire, Troy California 21 Pass Green, Brandon from Weber, Adam Air Force 21 KR Thomas, Jay California 21 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Air Force 21 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Syracuse 21 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Northwestern 20 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Air Force 20 KR Carpenter, Hayo Northwestern 20 Pass Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam Northwestern 20 Pass Tow-Arnett, Nick from Weber, Adam Northwestern* touchdown scored on play

LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLong Plays By Yards No. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 1 170-79 0 060-69 0 050-59 3 140-49 7 130-39 11 020-29 31 1

Long Plays By Type No. TDRushing 3 0Passing 22 1Punt returns 2 0Kick returns 19 0Interceptions 3 0Fumble returns 2 2Other 1 1TOTAL 52 4

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPlayer No. TD R P KR PR IR FRDecker, Eric 16 1 0 16 0 0 0 0Stoudermire, Troy 15 0 0 0 15 0 0 0Carpenter, Hayo 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0Tow-Arnett, Nick 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0Triplett, Nate 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Simmons, Traye 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Sherels, Marcus 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1Green, Brandon 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Thomas, Jay 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Allen, Bryant 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Eskridge, DeLeon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Whaley, Kevin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Bennett, Duane 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Campbell, Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0TOTAL 52 4 3 22 19 2 3 3

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing29 - Bennett, Duane vs Purdue (10/10/2009)

Rushing Touchdown16 - Bennett, Duane vs Syracuse (9/5/2009)

Passing53 - Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam vs Syracuse (9/5/2009)

Passing Touchdown26 - Decker, Eric from Weber, Adam vs California (9/19/2009)

Punt Return27 - Sherels, Marcus vs Syracuse (9/5/2009)

Kick Return54 - Stoudermire, Troy vs Syracuse (9/5/2009)

Interception Return32- Campbell, Lee vs Purdue (10/10/2009)

Fumble Return88 - Sherels, Marcus vs Wisconsin (10/3/2009)

Punt54 - Haudan, Blake vs California (9/19/2009)

Field Goal39 - Ellestad, Eric vs Air Force (9/12/2009)



BIO UPDATES1 - Carter, Michael Talented young player who has appeared in all six games this season. A true freshman, he is already one of the Gophers top reserves in the defensive backfield.

Appeared in first career game in the season opening 23-20 OT win against Syracuse on 9/5 • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • finished with one tackle in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics • tallied first career solo tackle in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 tallied one solo tackle

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 6/0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 6/0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Defensive BestsTackles 1 2x, last at Penn State, 10/17/09Solo Tackles 1 2x, last at Penn State, 10/17/09

1 - Green, Brandon After a solid freshman campaign, is one of the Gophers top threats at wide receiver. Broke into the starting line-up against Northwestern and started three games. Currently ranks among the Gophers’ top receivers with 12 recep-tions for 140 yards.

In the opener at Syracuse on 9/5, hauled in three passes for 28 yards includ-ing a long of 11 yards in the 23-20 OT win • 28 yards receiving was the second best mark for the Golden Gophers • caught two passes for 26 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • caught three passes for 39 yards in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • 39 yards receiving was second best mark for the Gophers • also tallied one solo tackle • started for the first time on the season in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 and caught two passes for 37 yards, including a game long 27 yarder • started for the second straight game in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 finishing with one rush for -3 yards • started for the third straight time in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10, did not catch a pass • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 caught two passes for 10 yards, including a long of 13 yards •

Receiving RushingYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2008 12/5 21 306 14.6 1 71 0 0 0.0 0 02009 7/3 12 140 11.7 0 27 1 -3 -3.0 0 0Total 19/8 33 446 13.5 1 71 1 -3 -3.0 0 0

Game Offensive BestsReceptions 5 3x, last at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Receiving Yards 100 at Purdue, 10-25-2008Receiving Touchdowns 1 at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Long Reception 71 at Purdue, 10-25-2008

2 - Collado, RyanValuable defensive back who has experience in the starting line-up. Is posting

another solid campaign and is among the leaders in the secondary with 16 stops on the season. Has appeared in every game this season with two starts.

Registered one solo tackle on 9/5 in the 23-20 OT win vs. Syracuse to open the season • made the start in the 2-10 win over Air Force on 9/12 and col-lected four tackles • recorded six total tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, including four solo and one tackle for a loss of four yards • tallied one solo tackle in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 notched one solo tackle • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10, tallied three solo tackles • appeared in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, did not record any statistics •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 12/9 43 8 51 2.0-3 0 4 0 1 0-02008 13/1 16 6 22 0-0 1 0 1 1 0-02009 7/2 14 2 16 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0-0Total 32/12 73 16 89 3.0-7 1 4 1 2 0-0

Game Defensive BestsTackles 9 at Indiana, 10-6-2007Solo Tackles 8 at Indiana 10-6-2007 Interceptions 1 at Illinois, 10-11-2008Forced Fumbles 1 at Indiana, 10-6-2007Fumble Recoveries 1 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008Pass Break-ups 2 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-8-2007

3 - Royston, KimHas started every game in his first season of eligibility after transferring from Wisconsin. 41 total tackles stand as the fifth best on them and are second among the secondary. His 22 solo stops are also fifth on the team. Posted his best game of the season, and his career, against Wisconsin finishing with a career high 11 tackles which was the second best on the team, before he tied his career high with 11 more tackles against No. 14 Penn State.

Made first career start as a Golden Gopher in the season opening 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5 • collected two tackles on 9/5 • made first start as a Golden Gophers in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 and finished with right tackles, including seven solo stops • started for the second straight game in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 * finished with two tackles and one of the Gophers three pass break-ups • started in the 35-24 win at North-western on 9/26 and tallied three solo tackles and five total tackles as well as Minnesota’s only interception of the game, the first of his Gopher career • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, tallied a career high 11 total tackles, including five solo stops • 11 stops against Wisconsin were the second best mark on the team and led defensive backs • in the 35-20 win over Purdue tallied two total tackles and one pas break-up • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 tied a career high with 11 tackles which was second best on the team • notched five solo stops and 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard against Penn State •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 7/7 22 19 41 0.5-1 1 2 0 0 0-0Total 7/7 22 19 41 0.5-1 1 2 0 0 0-0



Royston’s Game Defensive BestsTackles 11 2x, last at Penn State, 10-19-2009Solo Tackles 7 vs. Air Force, 9-12-2009Interceptions 1 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Pass Break-ups 1 2x, last vs. Purdue, 10-10-2009Tackles for loss 0.5 at Penn State, 10-19-2009

4 - Carpenter, HayoNewcomer who has proved to be a valuable asset in the return game, bringing back three kicks for 88 yards including a long of 41 yards. Has also shown big play abilities on offense a rush of 11 yards and two receptions of at least 18 yards.

Appeared in first career game as a Golden Gopher in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not catch a pass but did return one kickoff for 27 yards • caught first career pass in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, tallying 18 yards on the reception • also rushed twice for 17 yards including a long of 11 yards and racked up 41 yards in kick returns • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, returned one kickoff for 20 yards • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 hauled in one pass for a career-long 25 yards • appeared in the 35-20 win over Purdue, did not catch a pass • did not appear in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 •

Receiving RushingYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long2009 5/0 2 43 21.5 0 25 2 17 8.5 0 11Total 5/0 2 43 21.5 0 25 2 17 8.5 0 11

Kickoff ReturnsYear KR Yds. Avg. TD Long2008 3 88 29.3 0 41Total 3 88 29.3 0 41

Game Offensive BestsReceptions 1 2x, last vs. Wisconsin, 10-3-2009Receiving Yards 25 vs. Wisconsin, 10-3-2009Long Reception 25 vs. Wisconsin, 10-3-2009Carries 2 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Rushing Yards 17 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009

4 - Cooper, KeanonReserve linebacker whose 34 total tackles place him among the team leaders on defense. Has produced several strong performances on the season. Saw extensive action against California as the fourth linebacker of the field and registered a career high six total tackles. Had another solid game in the loss to Wisconsin coming up with four tackles and his first career blocked punt. However, his best game came in the homecoming win over Purdue when he registered double-digit tackles for the first time in his career, as well as his first sack and first forced fumble.

Appeared in first career game as a Golden Gopher in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • recorded first career tackle on 9/5 • did not appear in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/13 • saw first extensive playing time as a Golden Gopher in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • finished with six solo tackles and seven total tackles, each the second best mark on the team • also had one tackle for a loss of three yards • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics • in the 31-28 loss

to Wisconsin on 10/3, registered four tackles and also blocked a punt • in the 35-20 win over Purdue, had his best game of the season, finishing second on the team with a career high 10 tackles, including his first career sack, for a loss of three yards • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 collected six total tackles including two solos and 0.5 tackles for a loss of three yards •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 7/0 17 17 34 2.5-9 0 0 0 1 1.0-3Total 7/0 17 17 34 2.5-9 0 0 0 1 1.0-3

Game Defensive BestsTackles 10 vs. Purdue, 10-10-2009Solo Tackles 6 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Purdue, 10-10-2009Sacks 1 vs. Purdue, 10-10-2009

5 - Gray, MarQueisFreshman who can play in several spots on the offensive side of the ball. Scored first collegiate touchdown on a reception against Cal and had a career day running the football with five carries for 33 yards against Northwestern. Attempted his first pass against Purdue.

Appeared in first career game as a Golden Gophers in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • rushed two times for 15 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • scored his first career touchdown in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • lined up as a wide receiver caught a seven yard TD pass from Eric Decker to tie the game at 21-21 in the third quarter • also carried the ball twice for two yards • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 rushed five times for 33 yards including a long of 18 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin rushed one time for four yards • in the 35-20 win over Purdue attempted his first career pass and rushed once for one yard • appeared in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, did not tally any statistics •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2009 7/1 10 55 5.5 0 18 1 7 7.0 1 7Total 7/1 10 55 5.5 0 18 1 7 7.0 1 7

PassingYear G/GS Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Eff.2009 6/1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0Total 6/1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0

Game Offensive BestsCarries 5 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Rushing Yards 33 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Long Rush 18 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Receptions 1 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Receiving Yards 7 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Receiving Touchdowns 1 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009Long Reception 7 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009

7 - Decker, EricOne of the nation’s premiere players an d among the Gophers all-time best. Now the Gophers career leader in receiving yards passing Ron Johnson with his 140 yard performance against Wisconsin and becomes the first Minnesota



player to surpass the 3,000 yard mark in his career. Ranks 10th in the nation with 104.4 receiving yards per game and 24th in the nation with 6.7 recep-tions per game. Has already become the school’s leader in career receptions and set a record with four consecutive 100-yard receiving games. Was held under 100 yards for the first time all season with 84 against Northwestern, but tied a season high with two touchdowns. Scored his first touchdown of the season against Cal, finished with two on the day, and had a hand in each of the Gopher’s scores as he threw a third to MarQuies Gray. Has led the Gophers in receiving in each game this season and is the Big Ten leader with 731 yards receiving. While ranking fourth with 47 receptions. One of only two players in the Big Ten to average over 100 receiving yards per game at 104.4 and is second in receiving touchdowns with five.

In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, posted game highs with nine receptions and 183 yards and a long of 53 • 183 yards marked the second highest total of his career, the best mark in the Big Ten this season, and the fifth best in the nation • posted game highs by catching 10 passes for 113 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • hauled in a long of 26 yards • became the Golden Gophers all-time leader in career receptions in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • hauled in eight passes for 119 yards and two scores while also throwing another touchdown to MarQueis Gray • passed Ron Johnson for first place on the career receptions list and became the first Golden Gopher to surpass the 200 receptions mark • against Cal recorded fourth straight game with 100 receiving yards which set a school record • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern caught eight balls for 84 yards and two touchdowns • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, posted his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season with 140 yards on eight catches and one touchdown • against Wisconsin, became the Gophers all-time leader in career receiving yards, passing Ron Johnson • in the 35-20 win over Purdue caught three passes for 50 yards, including a long of 47 yards • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 caught one pass for a game long 42 yards

Receiving RushingYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Att. Yds. Avg TD Long2006 13/3 26 378 14.5 3 39t 1 5 5.0 0 52007 12/12 67 909 13.6 9 59t 3 22 7.3 0 122008 12/12 84 1074 12.8 7 75 11 87 7.9 1 192009 7/7 47 731 15.6 5 53 0 0 0 0 0Total 43/34 224 3092 13.8 24 75 15 114 7.6 1 19

Game Offensive BestsReceptions 13 vs. Indiana, 10-4-2008Receiving Yards 190 vs. Indiana, 10-4-2008Receiving Touchdowns 2 4x, at Northwestern, 9-29-2009Long Reception 75 vs. Kansas, 12-31-2008Rushing Attempts 3 2x, last vs. Illinois, 11-3-2007Rushing Yards 31 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008Passing Attempts 2 vs. Cal, 9-19-2009

8 - Weber, Adam One of the all-time greats under center for the Golden Gophers. A starter in every game the last three seasons, he has become the Gophers all-time leader in pass completions. Threw his 1,000th pass against Wisconsin, and gained his 600th completion. His 189.3 passing yards per game rank seventh in the Big Ten. Threw for two touchdowns twice on the season, against Cal and again against Northwestern. Threw for over 200 yards in each of the Gophers first three games, and five times on the season. Posted his highest tallying passing this with 271 yards against Wisconsin.

In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, racked up 248 yards on 19-of-42 passing with one touchdown and one interception • touchdown pass went to Troy Stoudermire as the first of the season • completed passes to five different receivers • had a long of 53 yards go to Eric Decker • in the 14-play,79-yard drive for the game tying field goal late the fourth quarter, was 7-of-11 for 77 yards • 42 pass attempts vs. Syracuse • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, completed 20-of-29 passes for 219 yards and no interceptions • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, finished 21-for-32 pass-ing for 226 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions • threw each of his touchdown passes to Eric Decker including his longest pass of the day, a 26 yarder up the sideline on the first play of the second quarter • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, completed 15-of-26 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns, each to Eric Decker • also threw a game long pass of 27 yards to Brandon Green • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, threw for a season high 271 yards on 16-of-30 passing with one touchdown and one interception • 271 yards against Wisconsin stands as his eighth best day passing in his career • in the 35-20 win over Purdue went 5-of-9 passing for 74 yards while also rushing nine times for 16 yards and a touchdown • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 threw for 101 yards on 10-of-22 passing with one interception while also rushing for 10 yards on four carries

PassingYear G/GS Comp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Eff.2007 12/12 258 449 .575 2895 24 19 120.82008 13/13 255 410 .622 2761 15 8 126.92009 7/7 106 190 .558 1325 6 9 115.3Total 32/32 619 1049 .590 6981 45 36 122.2

Rushing Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2007 12/12 147 617 4.2 5 292008 13/13 127 233 1.8 4 392009 7/7 32 -27 -0.8 1 10Total 31/31 306 823 2.7 10 39

Game Offensive BestsPassing Yards 352 vs. Wisconsin, 11-17-2007Pass Attempts 51 2x, last vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Completions 31 2x, last vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Passing TD’s 5 at Northwestern, 10-13-2007Long Pass 71 vs. Purdue, 10-25-2008Rushing Yards 97 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-8-2007Rushing Attempts 20 vs. Purdue, 9-22-2007Long Rush 39 at Purdue, 10-26-2008Total Offense 439 vs. Wisconsin, 11-17-2007

11 - Stoudermire, TroyDangerous return man who has who has racked up 611 yards on kick returns through the season’s first six games. Ranks 26th in the nation at 26.6 yards per return. His 743 all purpose yards in 2009 lead the team, and he is just one of two players to average over 100 all purpose yards a game. His kick return average of 26.6 yards per return is third in the Big Ten and he is one of only three players with a return over 50 yards this season.

Started second career game in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • finished with 165 all purpose yards, and 140 coming off kick returns • returned five kicks for 140 yards including a long of 54 • caught four passes for 22 yards including the Golden Gophers only receiving touchdown



• rushed for three yards on two carries • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, caught three passes for 34 yards, including a long of 19 yards • also returned tow kick-offs for 62 yards • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, caught three passes for 19 yards and returned three kicks for 29 yards, including a long of 22 yards • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 re-turned four kickoffs for 111 yards including a game long 37 yarder • in 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 caught three passes for 46 yards to finish second on the team in receiving • also against Wisconsin returned four kickoffs for a game high 138 yards, including a long of 41 yards • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 returned three kickoffs for 86 yards, including a long g 44 yards and also rushed once for three yards • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 returned three kicks for 45 yards including a long of 19 yards and caught one pass for five yards •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2008 13/1 5 19 3.8 0 9 3 13 4.3 0 112009 7/5 3 6 2.0 0 9 14 126 9.0 1 19Total 20/6 8 25 3.1 0 9 17 139 8.2 1 19

Kickoff ReturnsYear KR Yds. Avg. TD Long2008 42 1083 25.8 0 602009 23 611 26.6 0 54Total 65 1649 26.1 0 60

15 - Simmons, TrayeOne of the top corner s in the Big Ten and he leads the Golden Gophers with four pass break-ups this season. A starter in every match, his 23 total tackles are among the leaders in the secondary.

In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finished with two solo’s and four total tackles including one tackle for a loss of three yards • also tallied one pass break-up • tallied three tackles with two solo stops in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • tallied three tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, as well as a game-high two pass break-ups • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 finished with two tackles • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 recorded three tackles • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 tallied five total tackle, returned his first interception of the season 37 yards and picked up blocked field goal and returned for a touchdown • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 tallied three total tackles •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 13/12 45 17 62 1.5-2 4 14 0 1 0-02009 7/7 13 10 23 1.0-3 1 4 0 0 0-0Total 20/19 58 27 85 2.5-5 5 18 0 1 0-0

Game Defensive BestsTackles 8 at Ohio State, 9-27-2008Solo Tackles 6 vs. Michigan 11-8-2008Interceptions 2 vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Pass Break-ups 3 at Ohio State, 9-27-2008

16 - Kuznia, BenAppeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record a catch • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 tallied one

tackle• appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, did not record any statistics •

Receiving Year G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2006 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 02007 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 02008 13/12 31 310 10.0 0 222009 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0Total 23/12 31 310 10.0 0 22

Game Offensive BestsReceptions 7 vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Receiving Yards 98 vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008Long Reception 22 vs. Northwestern, 11-1-2008

21 - Lawrence, SimoniCurrently sits third on the team and 13th in the Big Ten with 54 total tackles. Had double-digit tackles in three of the season’s first four games and nine tackles in the fifth. Has been at the top of the defensive charts in each game as well. 33 solo tackles are also third on the team. One of four players on the team with sack yardage over 10 yards.

In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 recorded 10 total tackles including six solos • tallied one tackle for a loss of five yards and a half a sack for a loss of four yards • 10 tackles and six solo tackles were each the second best mark on the team • tallied second straight game with double-digit tackles in the 20-13 win over Air Force, finished with seven solos and 10 total tackles • member of linebacking crew that saw all three players with 10+ tackles • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 tallied three solo’s and five total tackles • earned one tackle for a loss of six yards, forced one fumble and registered 0.5 sacks for a loss of six yards • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, tallied a game high 10 tackles including five solos • had 0.5 TFL and 1 pass break up on 9/26 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, notched nine tackles including one of only three tackles for a loss that the Gopher had • also tabbed one pass break-up against Wisconsin • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 finished with five solo tackles and six total tackles • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 had four total tackles, two of them solo •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 13/5 45 21 66 10.5-40 1 3 1 2 4.0-252009 7/7 33 21 54 3.5-13 0 2 0 1 1.0-10Total 19/11 78 42 112 14.0-53 1 5 1 3 5.0-35

Game Defensive BestsTackles 10 3x, last at Northwestern, 9-29-2009Solo Tackles 7 3x, last vs. Air Force, 9-12-2009Tackles for loss 2 2x, last vs. Michigan, 11-8-2008Sacks 1 3x, last at Purdue, 10-25-2008Fumble Recoveries 1 at Illinois, 10-11-2008Forced Fumbles 1 3x, last vs. Cal, 9-19-2009



22 - Bennett, DuaneThe Golden Gophers’ leading rusher with 292 yards and 41.2 yards per game. Has carried the ball a team high 66 times and collected a season high 89 yards against Northwestern. Has five of the Gophers’ 10 rushing touchdowns this season and has been a starter in five games, while starting 14-of-19 games played in his career. Is approaching the 1,000 career yard mark with 874 in his tenure.

In the 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5 led the Golden Gophers in rushing with 78 yards on 16 carries • scored the first touchdown of the game, and season, on a 16-yard run • caught two passes for three yards • rushed seven times for 78 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 while also catch-ing two passes for two yards • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, carried the ball seven times for 16 yards and caught one pass for no gain • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern rushed for a game high 89 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, rushed two times for 20 yards, including a season long 19-yard burst and caught one pass for a season long of 12 yards • against Wisconsin, scored his fifth touchdown of the season on a one-yard plunge • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 rushed nine times for 53 yards, including a long of 29 yards • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 rushed four timed for nine yards and caught three passes for 18 yards •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2007 10/7 107 442 4.1 3 44 18 145 8.1 1 352008 2/2 32 140 4.4 2 61 12 125 10.4 1 342009 7/5 66 292 4.4 5 29 9 35 3.9 0 12Total 19/14 205 874 4.3 10 61 39 305 7.8 2 35

Game Offensive BestsRushing Attempts 21 at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Rushing Yards 106 at Michigan, 10-27 -2007Rushing TD’s 3 at Northwestern, 9-29-2009Long Rush 61 vs. Northern Illinois, 8-30-2008Receptions 8 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008Receiving Yards 100 at Bowling Green, 9-6-2008Long Reception 35 vs. North Dakota State, 10-20-2007

23 - Eskridge, DeLeonHas appeared in all seven games this season after playing in all 13 last year. Has his best game of the season with 14 carries for 60 yards against Wisconsin. Second on the team with 212 yards on the season, and scored a season high two touchdowns in the win over Purdue.

Rushed eight times for 29 yards in the season opening 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5 • rushed seven times for 53 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finishing with a game high 7.6 yard average • broke for a long of 25 yards and scored one touchdown • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 was the Golden Gophers leading rusher with a 21 yards on seven carries • rushed one time for two yards in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/4, carried the ball a season high 14 times for 60 yards • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 carried the ball a team high 12 times, finishing with 44 yards and two touchdowns • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 rushed three times for three yards •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2008 13/9 184 714 3.7 7 46 29 181 6.2 0 232009 7/0 52 212 4.1 3 25 0 0 0 0 0Total 20/9 236 926 3.9 10 46 29 181 6.2 0 23

24 - Sherels, MarcusReturned from injury in the season opener to start in the Big Ten opener and lead all defensive backs with seven tackles. Has started every game he has played the last two seasons and is one of the top corners in the Big Ten. Brought the TCF Bank Stadium crowd to their feet on the fourth quarter against Wisconsin with his 88 yard fumble return for a touchdown. His fumble return bettered the 52-yarder that Nate Tripplett posted earlier in the season. With 32 tackles on the season, he is seventh on the team, in just five games played.

On 9/5 in the 23-20 OT win vs, Syracuse recorded one solo and two total tack-les and a pass break-up • appeared in the 20-12 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • did not appear against Cal on 9/19 • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern led all DB’s with seven tackles (3 solo, 4 assist) • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin o n10/4, registered five tackles (3 solo, 2 as-sist) and returned a fumble 88 yards for a score in the fourth quarter • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 collected nine tackles to lead the secondary • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 notched nine total tackles, including a game high six solos, as well as one pass break-up •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 7/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 9/1 9 0 9 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02008 12/12 33 13 46 0-0 2 11 0 0 0-02009 5/5 18 14 32 0-0 0 4 1 0 0-0Total 33/18 60 27 87 0-0 2 15 1 0 0-0

Punt ReturnsYear KR Yds. Avg. TD Long2006 0 0 0.0 0 02007 0 0 0.0 0 02008 15 179 11.9 0 342009 1 27 27.0 0 27Total 15 179 11.9 0 0

25 - Dandridge, TimAppeared in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statis-tics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • recorded on tackle in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 • did not appear against Wisconsin on 10/3 • did not appear against Purdue on 10/10 • appeared in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, did not record any statistics

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 12/0 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02009 5/0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0Total 17/0 1 2 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0



27 - Theret, KyleThe leader in the defensive backfield, Theret has started every game the last two seasons. Sits fourth on the team with 45 total tackles while his 29 solo stops also rank fourth. His 45 tackles also rank 24th in the Big Ten. Recorded seven or more tackles in four of the Gophers first five games, including a season high nine against Air Force.

Finished with seven tackles in 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • seven tackle mark was fourth best on the team and five solo tackles were third best mark • also tallied one pass break-up and one half tackle for a loss • made nine tackles, including four solos, in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • finished with the Golden Gophers second best mark with seven tackles, including five solo, in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • tallied two solo and three total tackles in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, registered three solo and seven total tackles • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 recorded six tackles, including four solo stops, and two pass break-ups • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 tallied a game high six solo tackles •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 12/6 34 15 39 2.0-5 3 2 1 0 0-02008 13/13 59 19 78 2.5-4 3 8 2 0 0-02009 7/7 29 16 45 0.5-0 0 3 0 0 0-0Total 32/26 122 50 162 5.0-9 6 13 3 0 0-0

Game Defensive BestsTackles 12 at Illinois, 10-11-2008Solo Tackles 8 at Illinois, 10-11-2008Interceptions 1 5x, last vs. Florida Atlantic, 9-20-2008Pass Break-ups 2 2x, last vs. Purdue, 10-10-2009Fumble Recoveries 2 at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008

30 - Campbell, Lee With 77 tackles on the season, Campbell leads the team and ranks second in the Big Ten, while his 45 solo stops lead the Big Ten lead. Also ranks sixth in the nation in tackles. Was the first Big Ten defensive player of the week after a 13 stop performance in the season opener. Notched 13 tackles for the second time against Wisconsin. Collected 13 tackles for the third time as he posted the games high mark against Penn State. With 77 tackles he is just three shy of tying and four away from surpassing his career high of 80 set last season. His 6.5 tackles for a loss this season lead the team.

Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on 9/6 after the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • tallied 11 solo and a career high 13 total tackles against Syracuse, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of six yards and 0.5 sacks for a loss of three yards • 13 tackles stood as the game high • notched one of four pass break-ups for the Golden Gophers • finished with six solos and 11 total tackles in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • also tal-lied 1.5 tackles for a loss of one yard • collected seven tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, second highest total on the team • had five solo stops and 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 notched five solo and nine total tackles as well as 0.5 TFL, one pass break up and one quarterback hurry • led the Gophers with 13 tackles (8 solo, 5 assist) in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin, including one tackle for a loss of one yard and one pass break-up • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 led the Gopher defense with 11 stops and six solo tackles which included 1.5 tackles for a loss of three yards • also against picked off his first pass of the

season and returned it 32 yards and blocked a field goal that was returned for a touchdown by Traye Simmons • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 led the team with 13 tackles, including four solo stops • also against Penn State had 1.5 tackles for a loss of two yards •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 10/0 9 2 11 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 12/12 18 22 40 6.0-21 0 0 0 0 2.0-152008 13/12 50 30 80 5.5-28 2 1 3 1 4.0-212009 7/7 45 32 77 8.0-14 1 3 0 0 0.5-3Total 42/31 122 86 208 19.5-63 3 4 3 1 6.5-39

Game Defensive BestsTackles 13 3x, last at Penn State, 10-17-2009Solo Tackles 11 at Syracuse, 9-5-2008Tackles for loss 2.0 at Purdue, 10-25-2008Sacks 1 6x, last at Purdue, 10-25-2008Interceptions 1 3x, last vs. Purdue, 10-10-2009Fumble Recoveries 1 3x, last vs, Michigan, 11-8-2008Forced fumbles 1 at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008

32 - Triplett, Nate Second on the team with 71 tackles and 44 solo stops. Also ranks 19th the nation with 10.1 tackles per game. Ranks third in the Big Ten in total tackles and is third in solo stops. Two interceptions lead the team as well as four pass break-ups and six passes defended. His fumble return for 52 yards against Air Force gave the Gophers the lead and along with his 17 tackles performance earned him Big Ten and National Player of the week honors. The 17 tackles against Air Force stand as a career high. A starter in every game this season.

In the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 made perhaps the play of the game with his interception in the end zone in the first overtime, eliminating the scoring chance for Syracuse • posted five solo and nine total tackles in the game including 1.0 tackle for a loss of one yard • had a career day in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 earning Big Ten and National Player of the Week honors by several publications • registered 12 solo stops on his way to 17 total tackles • picked up a loose ball and raced 52 yards for the scored, breaking a 10-10 tie and giving the Gophers the lead for good • recorded one pass break-up • 17 tackles are the best mark in the Big Ten this season and fifth best in the nation • led the team in tackles for the second straight game with a game-high 10 in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • also tallied a game high seven solo tackles • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 led the Gophers with eight solo and 10 tackles, while also grabbing one tackle for a loss of two yards and two pass breakups • in the 31-28 loss to Wiscon-sin on 10/3 tallied seven solo and nine total tackles as well as a 25-yard interception return and one fumble recovery • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 tallied five tackles • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 recorded double-digit tackles with 10, with two solo stops •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 12/0 6 3 9 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0-02008 13/1 18 13 31 1.0-2 0 2 1 0 0-02009 7/7 44 27 71 4.0-9 2 4 2 0 0-0Total 33/8 66 43 111 5.5-12 2 6 3 0 0-0



Game defensive bestsTackles 17 vs, Air Force, 9-12-2009Solo tackles 12 vs, Air Force, 9-12-2009

33 - Sharpe, Rex Finished with two solo tackles in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • ap-peared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • appeared in the35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics • appeared against Purdue on 10/10 • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 tallied on solo and three total tackles •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 11/0 2 1 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02009 7/0 3 2 5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0Total 18/0 5 3 7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0

35 - Hoese, Jon The Gophers top fullback, this season he has rushed 12 times for 52 yards and caught four passes for 24 yards. Also a stand out player on special teams.

In the 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5, rushed twice for 10 yards, posting a game-high 5.0 yards per carry average • rushed three times for 14 yards in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • ripped off a long of 10 yards • caught two passes for five yards in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 and recorded one tackle • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern, rushed two times for 15 yards and tallied one tackle • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 carried the ball one time for one yard • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 carried the ball three times gaining eight yards and paved the way for the best rushing performance of the season as the Gophers piled up 207 yards and four TD’s on the ground • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 rushed one time for four yards •

Rushing Receiving Year G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long2007 7/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 11/1 4 5 1.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 02009 7/5 12 52 4.3 0 10 4 24 6.0 0 13Total 25/6 16 57 3.6 2 10 4 24 6.0 0 13

37 - Ellestad, Eric In his first season as the Gophers placekicker has made 7of-8 field goal at-tempts this season with his only miss being blocked. On PAT’s he has posted a perfect 19-of-19 mark. Also handles kickoff duties where he averages 63.0 yards and has four touchbacks. Made the game-winning field goal in overtime in the season opener and earned Big Ten player of the week honors.

Went 3-of-4 on field goals including the game-winner in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • game-winner was a game long 35-yarder, and also made two 26-yarders, including one with under a minute left in regulation to tie the game at 20-20 • only missed field goal was blocked • went 2-for-2 in PAT’s • 11 points scored remain the best single game the Big Ten • also kicked off five times for an average of 62.8 yards per kick • was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on 9/6 for his efforts against Syracuse • went 2-for-2 (34, 39) in field goals in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 •

scored the first points in the history of TCF Bank Stadium with his 34 yarder in the first quarter • kicked off five times for an average of 69.6 • kicked off four times in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 for an average of 62.0 yards • went 3-for-3 on PAT’s and did not attempt a field goal • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 made all five of his PAT’s and kicked off six times for 374 yards and a 62.3 yard average • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin, made both of his field goals (28,20) and kicked off six times for335 yards and one touchback • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 went 5-of-5 on PAT’s and kicked off six times for an average of 65.5 yards • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 kicked off one time for 67 yards •

Field GoalsYear M-A Pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blk2009 7-8 .875 0 4-4 4-4 0-1 0-0 39 1Total 7-8 .875 0 4-4 4-4 0-1 0-0 39 1

KickoffsYear No. Yds. Avg. TB OB2009 33 2079 63.0 4 0Total 33 2079 63.0 4 0

38 - Haudan, Blake Took over regular punting duties against Cal on 9/19 when Dan Orseske went down with an illness. Since has boomed 25 punts for 1071 yards, landing 10 inside the 20.

Appeared in the 23-20 OT win over Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • saw first action of the season punting, booting seven for an average of 42.1 yards per punt and a long of 54 • dropped two punts inside the 20 • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 punted four times for 161 yards including a long of 44 and 40.2 yard average • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 punted three times for 127 yards, a 42.3 yards average and one ball inside the 20 • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 punted five times for 189 yards, a 37.8 average, and four downed inside the 20 • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 punted six times for nearly a 50 yard average (49.8) with a career long of 56 and two downed inside the 20 •

Career StatisticsYear No. Yds Avg. Lg TB FC I202009 25 1071 42.8 56 0 10 10Total 25 1071 42.8 56 0 10 10

45 - Klitzke, Bryan In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finished with one tackle • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finishing with one tackle • finished with one tackle in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any sta-tistics • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, finished with one tackle • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 recovered his first career fumble • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 recorded one tackle •

DefenseYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 7/0 4 3 7 0-0 0 0 1 0 0-0Total 7/0 4 3 7 0-0 0 0 1 0 0-0



47 - Coleman, Ryan Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 making five successful punt snaps, four field goal snaps, and two PAT snaps • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 made four successful punt snaps, two field goal snaps, and two PAT snaps • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, made a season high seven punt snaps and three PAT snaps • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 made four successful punt snaps and five PAT snaps • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 made three successful punt snaps, two field goal snaps, and two PAT snaps • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 snapped successfully on five PAT kick and five punts • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 snapped successfully for all six Gopher punt attempts •

48 - Tow-Arnett, Nick In his first season as the starting tight end. Has caught a career high 16 passes for a career high 216 yards, including a career game with five catches for 65 yards against Northwestern. His 216 yards receiving ranks second on the team and while his 16 receptions are also second.

Made one reception for 12 yards and made two tackles in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse to open the season on 9/5 • caught one pass for 25 yards, convert-ing a huge third and 25 in the 20-13 win over Air Force • caught three passes for 26 yards in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, including a long of 14 yards • forced one fumble in punt coverage • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 caught five passes for 65 yards including a long of 20 • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 caught one pass for a season high 38 yards, bring-ing the ball down to the goal line late in the game, setting up a touchdown • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 caught two passes for 24 yards and a long of 13 yards • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 caught three passes for 26 yards •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg2006 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 02007 12/2 10 149 14.9 0 562008 13/0 10 211 21.1 1 402009 7/7 16 216 13.5 0 38Totals 33/9 36 576 16.0 1 56

Game Offensive BestsReceptions 5 vs. Northwestern, 9-26-2009Receiving Yards 66 vs. Northern Illinois, 8-30-2008Long Reception 56 vs. Bowling Green, 9-1-2007

52 - Tow-Arnett, Jeff Earned the start at center in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at center in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at center in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • started at center in the 35-24 win at Northwest-ern on 9/26 and paved the way for 166 yards rushing and 352 yards of total offense • started at center in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin and led the offense to 15 first downs, 271 yards passing and 328 total yards • was lost for the season to injury during the Wisconsin game.

53 – Burris, D.J. Earned his first start of the season at center in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 •

55 - McKinley, Cedric An imposing presence on the defensive line, started the first four games of the season and has appeared in five. Opportunistic player with two fumble recoveries on the season including on the first play of the season against Syracuse and late in the game against Northwestern. Each recovery led to a score by the offense. Recorded first sack of the season against Northwestern.

Recovered a Syracuse fumble on the first play from scrimmage in the 23-20 OT win to start the season on 9/5 • finished with one tackle in the game • registered six total tackles, including two solo, in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • tallied one tackle for a loss of two yards • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, recorded one tackle for a loss of two yards • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 tallied two solo, and three total tackles including one sack for a loss of nine yards and a huge fumble recovery late in the game • did not appear against Wisconsin on 10/3 • did not appear against Purdue on 10/10 • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 recorded one tackle, including 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard •

Career StatisticsYr. G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 12/0 7 1 8 3.0-21 0 0 0 0 3.0-212009 5/4 5 7 12 3.5-14 0 1 2 1 1.0-9Totals 17/4 13 8 20 6.5-35 0 1 2 1 4.0-30

61 - Davis, Trey Started for the first time on the season at center in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 as the offense ran up a season high 207 yards rushing and four scores on the ground • did not appear at Penn State on 10/17 •

68 - Bunders, Chris Earned the start at guard in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at guard in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at guard in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • started at guard in the 35-24 win at Northwest-ern on 9/26 and paved the way for 166 yards rushing and 352 yards of total offense • played in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 • started at guard in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 as the offense ran up a season high 207 yards rushing and four scores on the ground • started at guard in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 as the Gopher offense totaled 138 yards on the day •

68 - Edwards, Jewhan Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, fin-ishing with 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard • finished with one solo and one assist for two tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics • appeared, but did not record any statistics vs. Wisconsin on 10/3 • played, but did not record any statistics vs. Purdue on 10/10 • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 recorded one tackle •



Career StatisticsYr. G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 12/0 5 3 8 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0-02009 7/1 1 3 4 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals 19/1 6 6 12 1.5-3 0 0 0 0 0-0

71 - Wills, Jeff Earned the start at tackle in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at tackle in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at tackle in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • started at tackle in the 35-24 win at Northwest-ern on 9/26 and paved the way for 166 yards rushing and 352 yards of total offense • started at tackle in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin and led the offense to 15 first downs, 271 yards passing and 328 total yards • started at tackle in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 as the offense ran up a season high 207 yards rushing and four scores on the ground • started at tackle in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 as the Gopher offense totaled 138 yards on the day •

73 - Carufel, Matt Earned the start at guard in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at guard in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at guard in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • started at guardin the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin and led the offense to 15 first downs, 271 yards passing and 328 total yards • started at guard in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 as the offense ran up a season high 207 yards rushing and four scores on the ground • started at guard in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 as the Gopher offense totaled 138 yards on the day •

76 - Alford, Dominic Appeared in the 23-20 OT win at Syracuse to open the season on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • started at tackle in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 • part of an offense that put up 327 total yards of offense, including 219 yards passing and 108 yards rushing • started at tackle in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • part of an offense that earned 14 first downs while tallying 233 yards passing and 270 yards of total offense • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 • started at tackle in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 as the offense ran up a season high 207 yards rushing and four scores on the ground • appeared along the offensive line in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 •

79 - Stommes, Matt Earned the start at tackle in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • part of an offense that accumulated 16 first downs and racked up 360 total yards of offense, including 112 on the ground and 248 in the air • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • did not appear against Cal on 9/19 • started at tackle in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 and paved the way for 166 yards rushing and 352 yards

of total offense • started at tackle in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin and led the offense to 15 first downs, 271 yards passing and 328 total yards • did not appear against Purdue on 10/10 • started at tackle in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 as the Gopher offense totaled 138 yards on the day •

81 - Allen, BryantExciting young player who has already shown flashes of his athletic ability. Tallied one of the Gophers best punt returns of the season, with a 22-yard burst against Northwestern. Has also found himself in the mix in the rushing attack with his first career carry against Purdue.

Did not appear against Syracuse on 9/5 • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force 9/12 but did not record any statistics • in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, returned one punt for eight yards • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, returned one punt for 22 yards • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wiscon-sin on 10/3, did not record any statistics • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10, rushed for the first career time, gaining three yards • appeared in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, did not record any statistics •

Punt ReturnsYear PR Yds. Avg. TD Long2009 2 30 15.0 0 22Total 2 30 15.0 0 22

RushingYear G/GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2009 6/0 1 3 3.0 0 3Total 6/0 1 3 3.0 0 3

83 - McKnight, Da’Jon Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, catching a two-point conversion pass • appeared, but did not record any statistics vs. Purdue on 10/10 • appeared in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, did not record any statistics •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Lg2008 9/0 3 38 12.7 1 222009 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0Totals 16/0 3 38 12.7 1 22

85 - Lair, Eric Appeared it the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin rushed one time for eight yards, his first carry of the season • appeared in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, did not record any statistics •

89 - Moen, Barrett Moved into a starting role on the defensive line as a senior, and has started every game. Notched a career high three tackles against Cal.



Earned the start at defensive end in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • started in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finished with two tackles • recorded one solo and three total tackles in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • also notched 0.5 tackles for a loss five yards • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statistics • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on notched one tackle and his first career pass break-up • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 made one tackle, for a loss of two yards • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, tallied two tackles including one for a loss of one yard •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 10/0 4 0 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02008 13/0 4 3 7 1.5-14 0 0 0 0 1.5-142009 7/7 4 5 9 2.5-8 0 1 0 0 0.5-5Totals 30/7 12 8 20 4.0-22 0 1 0 0 2.0-19

90 - Henderson, Raymond In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, recorded two solo tackles, including one of three Minnesota sacks for a loss of three yards • ap-peared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12 and tallied two solo tackles • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • appeared in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, did not record any statis-tics • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 tallied two tackles • appeared, but did not record any statistics vs. Purdue on 10/10 •appeared in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, did not record any statistics •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 6/1 2 1 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02008 4/0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02009 7/0 4 2 6 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 1.0-3Totals 17/1 7 3 10 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 1.0-3

93 - Onwuachi, Derrick After an injury in the first day of fall practice, battled back to make his way on to the field in the Big Ten opener against Northwestern. In his first game back, led all defensive lineman with four solo stops. Leads all defensive linemen, batting down three balls at the line of scrimmage •

Did not appear against Syracuse on 9/5 • did not appear against Air Force on 9/12 • did not appear against Cal on 9/19 • played for the first time all season in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, tallying four solo tackles to lead all defensive linemen • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3 notched one solo stop • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 made one tackle, and recorded a career high two pass break-ups • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, registered one solo tackle and one pass break-up •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 10/5 12 4 16 3.0-22 0 1 0 1 2.0-212008 11/8 12 4 16 4.0-8 0 1 0 1 0-02009 4/0 6 1 7 0.0-0 0 3 0 0 0-0Totals 25/13 30 9 39 7.0-30 0 5 0 2 2.0-21

Game Defensive BestsTackles 4 2x, last at Northwestern, 9-26-2009Tackles for loss 1 6x, last vs. Indiana, 10-4-2008Sacks 1 2x, last at Iowa, 11-10-2007

95 - Wilhite, D.L. In the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finished with one of three Minnesota sacks for a game-high loss of nine yards • did not appear against Air Force on 9/12 • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, tallied two total tackles including a sack for a seven yard loss • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics • appeared, but did not record any statistics vs. Purdue on 10/10 •appeared in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, did not record any statistics •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2009 6/0 2 1 3 2.0-16 0 0 1 1 2.0-16Totals 6/0 2 1 3 2.0-16 0 0 1 1 2.0-16

96 - Kirksey, Brandon Promising young defensive lineman who has become part of the regular rota-tion. Made the play of the early part of the season when he forced a fumble last against Air Force that was returned 52 yards for a touchdown by Nate Tripplett.

Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finish-ing with one solo tackle • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finished with three tackles and a forced fumble • forced the fumble that was picked up and returned 52 yards by Nate Triplett for the game-winning score • grabbed a season high five tackles on the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • posted a team high two tackles for a loss of seven yards • did not appear at Northwestern on 9/26 • appeared in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, did not record any statistics • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 made his only tackle for a loss of four yards • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17, tallied two tackles •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 11/0 6 2 8 2.0-7 0 0 0 0 0-02009 6/0 7 5 12 3.0-11 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals 17/0 13 7 20 5.0-18 0 0 0 1 0-0

97 - Jacobs, Anthony Appeared in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, finish-ing with one solo tackle • appeared in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finishing with three solo, and for total tackles • appeared in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19, did not record any statistics • in the 35-24 win at Northwest-ern on 9/26, recorded one sack for 11 yards • started first career game in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin, finishing with two tackles • started for the second straight week in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 and finished with three tackles including 2.5 for a loss of 14 yards and 1.0 sack for a loss of nine yards • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 collected five total tackles including two solo and 0.5 for a three yard loss •



Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2008 10/0 3 4 7 1.0-3 0 0 0 0 0.5-22009 7/3 9 7 16 4.0-28 0 0 0 0 2.0-20Totals 17/3 12 11 23 5.0-31 0 0 0 0 2.5-22

98 - Small, Eric One of the top interior defensive linemen in the Big Ten, has started each game this season and 25 in his career. His 17 total tackles lead Minnesota defensive linemen as do his 3.0 sacks for a loss of 19 yards ranks seventh in the Big Ten.

Started and finished with three solo tackles in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5 • three tackles marked a high for defensive linemen • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finished with four total tackles, in-cluding one sack for a loss of six yards • tallied a sack in his second straight game as his only stop was for a loss of one yard in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26, registered four solo tackles including one sack for a 12 yard loss • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, notched two tackles with a forced fumble and a pass break-up • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 registered one tackle • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 tallied two tackles •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2007 12/6 11 7 18 2.5-14 0 1 0 0 1.0-122008 13/12 14 11 25 4.5-21 0 1 2 1 2.0-162009 7/7 11 6 17 3.5-19 0 1 0 1 3.0-19Totals 32/25 36 24 60 10.5-54 0 3 2 2 6.0-47

Game Defensive BestsTackles 5 2x, last at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Sacks 1 6x, last at Northwestern, 9-26-2009

99 - Brown, Garrett Imposing figure on the inside and is among the top interior d-linemen in the Big Ten. Has been an everyday starter the last two seasons and is second on the defensive line with 13 tackles on the season.

Earned the start in the season opening 23-20 OT win at Syracuse on 9/5, did not record any statistics • in the 20-13 win over Air Force on 9/12, finished with three total tackles, including two solo stops • notched three tackles including two solo stops in the 35-21 loss to #8 Cal on 9/19 • in the 35-24 win at Northwestern on 9/26 tallied one solo tackle • in the 31-28 loss to Wisconsin on 10/3, led defensive linemen with three tackles while also forcing his first fumble of the season • in the 35-20 win over Purdue on 10/10 col-lected three tackles, all solos • in the 20-0 loss at No. 14 Penn State on 10/17 tallied two tackles •

Career StatisticsYear G/GS Solo Asst Total TFL INT PBU FR FF Sacks2006 9/4 4 2 6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-02007 12/3 17 7 24 1.0-8 0 0 0 0 1.0-82008 12/12 21 13 34 7.0-30 0 3 3 1 3.0-192009 7/7 10 5 15 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals 40/26 52 27 79 8-38 0 3 3 2 4.0-27

Game Defensive BestsTackles 5 4x, last at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Tackles for loss 2.0 at Purdue, 10-25-2008Sacks 2.0 at Purdue, 10-25-2008Fumble Recoveries 1 3x, last at Wisconsin, 11-15-2008Forced Fumbles 1 2x, last vs, Wisconsin, 10-3-2009

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